Lessons from Five Decades in Business

John C. Portman, Jr., an architect and artist (now 85), whose projects include Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, Shanghai Centre in Shanghai, Renaissance Center in Detroit and Peachtree Center in Atlanta, is chairman of the board of Portman Holdings and John Portman & Associates.

In a recent Forbes article he describes what five decades in business have taught him:

• Be positive.
• Shut out the noise.
• Understand people.
• Balance vision and pragmatism.
• Think about the long term and the greater good.

For more, see - http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/30/john-portman-lessons-leadership-managing-architect.html?partner=leadership_newsletter