Faith In The Endgame Helps You Live

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.

In The End, It Is Impossible To Have A Great Life Unless It Is A Meaningful Life. And It Is Very Difficult To Have A Meaningful Life Without Meaningful Work. Perhaps, Then You Might Gain That Great Tranquility That Comes From Knowing That You've Had A Hand In Creating Something Of Intrinsic Excellence That Makes A Contribution. Indeed, You Might Even Gain That Deepest Of All Satisfactions: Knowing That Your Short Time On This Earth Has Been Well Spent, And That It Mattered.

Don't Take Care Of Your Career. Take Care Of Your People. They Will Take Care Of Your Career.

The Challenge Is Not Just To Build A Company That Can Endure; But To Build One That Is Worthy Of Enduring.

Level 5 Leaders Channel Their Ego Needs Away From Themselves And Into The Larger Goal Of Building A Great Company. It's Not That Level 5 Leaders Have No Ego Or Self-interest. Indeed, They Are Incredibly Ambitious-but Their Ambition Is First And Foremost For The Institution, Not Themselves.