Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why.

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.

The best CEOs in our research display tremendous ambition for their company combined with the stoic will to do whatever it takes, no matter how brutal (within the bounds of the company's core values), to make the company great. 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.

Discipline is consistency of action.

Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career.

How can you succeed by helping others succeed? We succeed at our very best only when we help others succeed.

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