I Can Just Let My Curiosity Wander

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 Perhaps In Making Your Church Great. If Not There, Then Perhaps A Nonprofit, Or A Community Organization, Or A Class You Teach. Get Involved In Something That You Care So Much About That You Want To Make It The Greatest It Can Possibly Be, Not Because Of What You Will Get, But Just Because It Can Be Done.

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.

I've Never Found An Important Decision Made By A Great Organization That Was Made At A Point Of Unanimity. Significant Decisions Carry Risks And Inevitably Some Will Oppose It. In These Settings, The Great Legislative Leader Must Be Artful In Handling Uncomfortable Decisions, And This Requires Rigor.

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.

Level 5 Leaders Are Fanatically Driven, Infected With An Incurable Need To Produce Sustained Results. They Are Resolved To Do Whatever It Takes To Make The Company Great, No Matter How Big Or Hard The Decisions.