Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
Human scale institutions strive for optimum scale. Not mega scale. The point at which maximum quality can be attained. Their purpose is not to maximize profitability. It is to maximize well-being. Whose? Everyone’s.
umair haque • Why We Need to Build Human-Scale Organizations
On Human Enterprise | Blog Homepage
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While there are arguments for and against the impact of the individual – Carlyle vs. Tolstoy – we all benefit from taking an optimistic view of this question and acting as if individuals can make a very big difference.
Instead of asking “Do I have a talent for this?”, one should ask "Do I want to have a talent for this?".
Greatness Without Goals
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
Jim Collins • 7 highlights
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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
Dan Gardner • 4 highlights
amazon.comI see no reason to spend your life writing poems unless your goal is to write great poems.