Whether you prevail or fail depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you.
JAMES C. COLLINSIt may seem odd to talk about something as soft and fuzzy as “passion” as an integral part of a strategic framework. But throughout the good-to-great companies, passion became a key part of the Hedgehog Concept.
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In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever.
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Those who turn good organizations into great organizations are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.
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I am completely Socratic.
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There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, “We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail.”
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Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.
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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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Creative leadership impact increases in your 50’s. When I turn 50 I want to say, “Nice start!”
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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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We learned that a former prisoner of war had more to teach us about what it takes to find a path to greatness than most books on corporate strategy.
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Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.
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Those who build and perpetuate mediocrity…are motivated more by the fear of being left behind.
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The challenge is not just to build a company that can endure; but to build one that is worthy of enduring.
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If you have a charismatic cause you don’t need to be a charismatic leader.
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A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.
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Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it takes to make the company great, no matter how big or hard the decisions.
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