"The Stockdale Paradox is a signature of all those who create greatness, be it in leading their own lives or in leading others. [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] had it during the Second World War. Admiral [[James Stockdale|Stockdale]], like [[Viktor Frankl]] before him, lived it in a prison camp. And while our good-to-great companies cannot claim to have experienced either the grandeur of saving the free world or the depth of personal experience of living in a POW camp, they all embraced the Stockdale Paradox. **It didn’t matter how bleak the situation or how stultifying their mediocrity, they all maintained unwavering faith that they would not just survive, but prevail as a great company. And yet, at the same time, they became relentlessly disciplined at confronting the most brutal facts of their current reality.**" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[stockdale-paradox]], [[truth-to-power]], [[acceptance]], [[resilience]], [[adversity]] **Source** -- [[202410171047 - B - Good to Great]]