Occupation: Author Birth: January 25, 1958 Death: February 19, 1985
In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever..
Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it takes to ma….
The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get..
Get keep right people..
For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect, we cannot possibly have a great life.….
The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline..
Creative leadership impact increases in your 50's. When I turn 50 I want to say, "Nice start!".
The main point is first get the right people on the bus (and wrong people off the bus) before you figure out where to drive it. The second key point ….
The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one..
The best CEOs in our research display tremendous ambition for their company combined with the stoic will to do whatever it takes, no matter how bruta….
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….
Discipline is consistency of action..
The only way to deliver to the people who are achieving is to not burden them with the people who are not achieving..
Good is the enemy of great.. The vast majority of good companies remain just that - good, but not great..
Leaders who led their organizations quietly and humbly, were much more effective than flashy, charismatic high profile leaders..
Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate….
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 ….
Recruit entrepreneurial leaders and give them freedom to determine the best path to achieving their objectives. On the other hand, individuals must c….
You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the same time, have the disciplin….
It's what you do before you are in trouble, so that you can be strong when people most need you..
The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring ….