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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.

That Good Is The Enemy Of Great Is Not Just A Business Problem. It Is A Human Problem.

The Kind Of Commitment I Find Among The Best Performers Across Virtually Every Field Is A Single-minded Passion For What They Do, An Unwavering Desire For Excellence In The Way They Think And The Way They Work. Genuine Confidence Is What Launches You Out Of Bed In The Morning, And Through Your Day With A Spring In Your Step.

Great Vision Without Great People Is Irrelevant.

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.