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.

Creative leadership impact increases in your 50's. When I turn 50 I want to say, "Nice start!"

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

The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change."

A dream is a feeling that sticks - and propels.

Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

In determing "the right people," the good-to-great companies placed greater weight on character attributes than on specific educational background, practical skills, specialized knowledge, or work experience.