I've never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity. Significant decisions carry risks and inevitably some will oppose it. In these settings, the great legislative leader must be artful in handling uncomfortable decisions, and this requires rigor.

A company should limit its growth based on its ability to attract enough of the right people.

By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.

Change your practices without abandoning your core values.

Good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado.

If I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average.

If you have more than three priorities then you don't have any.