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The Signature Of Mediocrity Is Not An Unwillingness To Change. The Signature Of Mediocrity Is Inconsistency.

In Determing "the Right People," The Good-to-great Companies Placed Greater Weight On Character Attributes Than On Specific Educational Background, Practical Skills, Specialized Knowledge, Or Work Experience.

All Companies Have A Culture, Some Companies Have Discipline, But Few Companies Have A Culture Of Discipline. When You Have Disciplined People, You Don't Need Hierarchy. When You Have Disciplined Thought, You Don't Need Bureaucracy. When You Have Disciplined Action, You Don' T Need Excessive Controls. When You Combine A Culture Of Discipline With An Ethic Of Entrepreneurship, You Get The Magical Alchemy Of Great Performance.

I Am Completely Socratic.

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 Twentieth Century Was A Century Of Greatness, But We Face The Very Real Prospect That The Next Century Will See Very Few Enduring Great Institutions.