feature · October 2008
Entrepreneurs On the Fast Track: Top 7 Lessons Learned From the Inc. 500
1. True leadership is less about what you do and more about who you are and who you become.
1. True leadership is less about what you do and more about who you are and who you become.
2. Fast company growth is more a means to an end, rather than the end in itself.
3. Different goals, skills and mindset are critical to move a company from one level of fast growth to the next.
4. Great companies are based on living and breathing core values.
5. Take care of your people and they will take care of you (and your business).
6. At the heart of every excellent company is a bias toward action, a "just try anything" attitude and even a track record of failures.
7. Celebrate the victories. And more important, celebrate the journey.