All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of discipline. When you have disciplined people, you don't need hierarchy. When you have disciplined thought, you don't need bureaucracy. When you have disciplined action, you don' t need excessive controls. When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great performance.

A culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness.

By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.

Good is the enemy of great.

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

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.

Whether you prevail or fail depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you.