The essence of profound insight is simplicity.
You need self-control in an out-of-control world.
An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you.
"Growth!" is not a Hedgehog Concept. Rather, if you have the right Hedgehog Concept and make decisions relentlessly consistent with it, you will create such momentum that your main problem will not be how to grow, but how not to grow too fast.
A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.
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.