“Winning is an approach to life. The place it starts is not on the playing field or in the business organization; nor is it competitive. We are trying to do our best to bring perfection into whatever we turn our attention to.” TryingSuccessTurnsWinningAttentionCareersFieldsBuddhismApproachPerfectionOrganizationPlaying FieldsBusiness Organization Author:Frederick Lenz
“The great reformers of the world turn into the great misanthropists, if circumstances or organization do not permit them to act.” IfsWorldTurnsCircumstancesOrganizationPermitReformers Book:The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale Source: The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale
“Whether you're moving to a new company or a new department within your current organization, I believe you'll end up miles ahead if you shop for a boss, not a position. You may secure the greatest job in the world, but a miserable boss will turn gold into ashes. ... In many ways, your boss may be more important than the job.” IfsWorldWayBelieveMayImportantEndsJobsMovingTurnsI BelieveWorkCompanyPositionGoldOrganizationCurrentsMilesSecureMiserableDepartmentShopsBossAshesNew Company Author:Pat Heim
“In an ironic twist, I now see Good to Great not as a sequel to Built to Last, but more of a prequel. Good to Great is about how to turn a good organization into one that produces sustained great results. Built to Last is about how you take a company with great results and turn it into an enduring great company of iconic stature.” LastsTurnsResultsCompanyProduceBuiltOrganizationEndureIronicTwistsIconicStatureSequelsGreat CompanyGood To GreatGreat ResultsGood Organization Author:James C. Collins