I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks.

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A great idea is not enough.

A great idea is not enough.

Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States....

Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States....

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal...

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at...

Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at...

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Power is the ability to get things done.

Power is the ability to get things done.

Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world.

Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world.

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we...

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we...

No is always an easier stand than Yes.

No is always an easier stand than Yes.

I've found that small wins, small projects, small differences often make huge differences.

I've found that small wins, small projects, small differences often make huge differences.

One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's...

One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's...

The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.

The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.

Leaders must pick causes they won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their...

Leaders must pick causes they won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their...

Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've...

Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

Measure any person's achievement with the commitments that he made and fulfilled and never with...

Measure any person's achievement with the commitments that he made and fulfilled and never with...

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own...

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own...

To change is difficult. Not to change is fatal.

To change is difficult. Not to change is fatal.

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

People doubt anything and everyone...except their own ignorance.

People doubt anything and everyone...except their own ignorance.

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...