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Any place that anyone can learn something useful from someone with experience is an educational institution.

There's a wealth of information and knowledge you can gain from sitting down with people who are successful.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

Make sure you meet the right people, people who know that industry and are willing to help you. Do your homework - read books about the industry, talk to people. If you don't know something, ask.

Know the business, learn the business, own something.

In the universities, we teach you what we decide you need to know. And the employers find out when they hire people that students didn't learn what we needed them to learn. Online learning offerings, like the University of Phoenix, have relationships with employers and teach what you need to know.

I wouldn't presume to know something, but I have lots to learn and that's what I attempt to do through my work.

Look, you need technical skills to run a company.

You can learn everything that there is to know about the industry or the player from the company that is performing better or worse.

I started at GM knowing very little about that particular business. Not being an expert means you have to learn everything, starting from the basics.