It 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.

It is more important to know who you are than where you are going, for where you are going will change as the world around you changes.

Great vision without great people is irrelevant.

An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you.

Discipline should amplify creativity rather than stifle it.

Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats...

The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake. The best people don't need to be managed. Guided, taught, led-yes. But not tightly managed.