If You Have A Charismatic Cause You

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.

Genuine Confidence Is What Launches You Out Of Bed In The Morning, And Through Your Day With A Spring In Your Step.

I See The Baldrige Process As A Powerful Set Of Mechanisms For Disciplined People Engaged In Disciplined Thought And Taking Disciplined Action To Create Great Organizations That Produce Exceptional Results.

Not All Time In Life Is Equal. How Many Opportunities Do You Get To Talk About What Your Life Is Going To Add Up To With People Thinking About The Same Question?

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.