Yet at the same time they display a remarkable humility about themselves, ascribing much of their own success to luck, discipline and preparation rather than personal genius.
JAMES C. COLLINSIf you have a charismatic cause you don’t need to be a charismatic leader.
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Not all time in life is equal. How many opportunities do you get to talk about what your life is going to add up to with people thinking about the same question?
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Get involved in something that you care so much about that you want to make it the greatest it can possibly be, not because of what you will get, but just because it can be done.
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Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.
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Level 5 leaders are differentiated from other levels of leaders in that they have a wonderful blend of personal humility combined with extraordinary professional will.
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We are not imprisoned by circumstances, setbacks, mistakes or staggering defeats, we are freed by our choices.
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By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.
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The inner experience of fallure is totally different than failure. Going to fallure means 100% commitment – you leave nothing in reserve, no mental or physical resource untapped, you never give yourself a psychological out.
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I’ve never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity.
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The greatest leaders build organizations that, in the end, don’t need them.
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A visionary company doesn’t simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable.
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Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.
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Creative leadership impact increases in your 50’s. When I turn 50 I want to say, “Nice start!”
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Creativity dies in an indisciplined environment.
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People are not your most important asset….the right people are.
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Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change.
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