You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the same time, have the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.

True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.

Those fortunate enough to find or create a practical intersection of the three circles have the basis for a great work life.

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

Faith in the endgame helps you live through the months or years of buildup.

If your company disappeared, would it leave a gaping hole that could not easily be filled by any other enterprise on the planet?

Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.