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“Level 5 leaders look out the window to apportion credit to factors outside themselves when things go well (and if they cannot find a specific person or event to give credit to, they credit good luck). At the same time, they look in the mirror to apportion responsibility, never blaming bad luck when things go poorly. The”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't

“A company should limit its growth based on its ability to attract enough of the right people.) 2.”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't

“Pitney’s first management meeting of the new year typically consisted of about fifteen minutes discussing the previous year (almost always superb results) and two hours talking about the “scary squiggly things” that might impede future results.28 Pitney Bowes sales meetings were quite different from the “aren’t we great” rah-rah sales conferences typical at most companies: The entire management team would lay itself open to searing questions and challenges from salespeople who dealt directly with customers.29”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't

“When you turn over rocks and look at all the squiggly things underneath, you can either put the rock down, or you can say, ‘My job is to turn over rocks and look at the squiggly things,’ even if what you see can scare the hell out of you.”25”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't