An excerpt from "Tearing down the walls"

Said to be part of one of Sandy Weill's presentation:

Six keys to success:

1) Employee ownership
2) Quality balance sheet
3) Recurring and predictable earnings
4) Diverse products and distribution
5) Leader in every business
6) Powerful brand

1 is usually implemented by employee's stock or option ownerships. 2 is mostly represented by Weill's cost cutting skills. 3 means low risky businesses. 4 includes cross-selling and other strategies. 5 is done by super-demanding evaluation criteria on employees. 6 is certainly achieved if all previous are accomplished.