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

I am not failing - I am growing! Do you have the ability to reframe failure as growth in order to achieve your goals?

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

In a truly great company profits and cash flow become like blood and water to a healthy body: They are absolutely essential for life but they are not the very point of life

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.

You absolutely must have the discipline not to hire until you find the right people.

A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.