Those who build and perpetuate mediocrity...are motivated more by the fear of being left behind.

Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment.

That good is the enemy of great is not just a business problem. It is a human problem.

Leaders who led their organizations quietly and humbly, were much more effective than flashy, charismatic high profile leaders.

Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it takes to make the company great, no matter how big or hard the decisions.

Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.

The x factor of a great leader is humility combined with will.