A Great Company Will Have Many Once-in-a-liftetime

You Absolutely Must Have The Discipline Not To Hire Until You Find The Right People.

We Learned That A Former Prisoner Of War Had More To Teach Us About What It Takes To Find A Path To Greatness Than Most Books On Corporate Strategy.

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 John Gardner That He Took To Heart.

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 Is The Degree Of Sheer Rigor In People Decisions In Order To Take A Company From Good To Great.

The Most Effective Leaders Of Companies In Transition Are The Quiet, Unassuming People Whose Inner Wiring Is Such That The Worst Circumstances Bring Out Their Best. They're Unflappable, They're Ready To Die If They Have To. But You Can Trust That, When Bad Things Are Happening, They Will Become Clearheaded And Focused.