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A Company Should Limit Its Growth Based On Its Ability To Attract Enough Of The Right People.

The Purpose Of Bureaucracy Is To Compensate For Incompetence And Lack Of Discipline.

The Most Effective Leaders Of Companies In Transition Are The Quiet, Unassuming People Whose Inner Wiring Is Such That The Worst Circumstances Bring Out Their Best. They're Unflappable, They're Ready To Die If They Have To. But You Can Trust That, When Bad Things Are Happening, They Will Become Clearheaded And Focused.

Be Rigorous About Your Hr Decisions. There Is A Difference Between Rigorous And Ruthless.

Our Findings Do Not Represent A Quick Fix, Or The Next Fashion Statement In A Long String Of Management Fads, Or The Next Buzzword Of The Day, Or A New 'program' To Introduce. No! The Only Way To Make Any Company Visionary Is Through A Long-term Commitment To An Eternal Process Of Building The Organization To Preserve The Core And Stimulate Progress.