Success to Come: A Healthy Dose of Reality & Humility

"Two-thirds was just mistakes we made in judgment. Clearly, we bear a lot of the blame, much more so than just market conditions."

(Kenneth D. Lewis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America, in “CEO Vows to Fix Bank of America; Sharp Decline in Profit Hamstrings Lewis's Plan To Build Investment Power.” by Valerie Bauerlein. Wall Street Journal: October 19, 2007. pg. A.3)