Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great.

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.

The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change. The signature of mediocrity is inconsistency.

Start a 'Stop Doing' list. I'll leave it as an existential dilemma on whether to put that task on your To Do list

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

If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not the definition, of a great nation.

Be rigorous about your HR decisions. There is a difference between rigorous and ruthless.