Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure..

It occurs to me,Jim,that you spend too much time trying to be interesting. Why don't you invest more time being interested?" Collin's advice from Joh….

Good is the enemy of great. And that's one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great..

In determing "the right people," the good-to-great companies placed greater weight on character attributes than on specific educational background, p….

The start of the New Year is a perfect time to start a stop doing list and to make this the cornerstone of your New Year resolutions, be it for your ….

The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change. The signature of mediocrity is inconsistency..

If we allow the celebrity rock-star model of leadership to triumph, we will see the decline of corporations and institutions of all types. The twenti….

Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions..

Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless..

I see the Baldrige process as a powerful set of mechanisms for disciplined people engaged in disciplined thought and taking disciplined action to cre….

No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the vision you wake up with in the morning, and it'….

True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to..

We must reject the idea... Well-intentioned, but dead wrong... That the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to become "more like a bus….

Those fortunate enough to find or create a practical intersection of the three circles have the basis for a great work life..

How can you succeed by helping others succeed? We succeed at our very best only when we help others succeed..

Perhaps your quest to be part of building something great will not fall in your business life. But find it somewhere. If not in corporate life, then ….

Get keep right people..

In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever..

Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great..

The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring ….

An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you..