Occupation: Author Birth: January 25, 1958 Death: February 19, 1985
The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility..
Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth..
All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of discipline. When you have disciplined people, you ….
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline..
People are not your most important asset....the right people are..
The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconstancy. The signature of greatness is a disciplined and consistent focus on the right things..
Great vision without great people is irrelevant..
That good is the enemy of great is not just a business problem. It is a human problem..
Start a 'Stop Doing' list. I'll leave it as an existential dilemma on whether to put that task on your To Do list.
The inner experience of fallure is totally different than failure. Going to fallure means 100% commitment - you leave nothing in reserve, no mental o….
Look, I don't really know where we should take this bus. But I know this much: If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the right s….
If I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average..
You can't manufacture passion or "motivate" people to feel passionate. You can only discover what ignites your passion and the passions of those arou….
Most people will look back and realize they did not have a great life because it's just so easy to settle for a good life..
The secret to a successful retirement is to find your retirement sweet spot. The sweet spot is where your passions, what you do best, and what peopl….
By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average..
An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you..
Creativity dies in an indisciplined environment..
Dreams make you click, juice you, turn you on, excite the living daylights out of you. You cannot wait to get out of bed to continue pursuing your dr….
I don't know where we should take this company, but I do know that if I start with the right people, ask them the right questions, and engage them in….
You need self-control in an out-of-control world..