In it, he defined eight characteristics of excellent companies: a bias for action, staying close to the customer, autonomy and entrepreneurship, productivity through people, clear and compelling organizational values, focusing on what you do best, operating with a lean staff, and finding a balance between having enough structure without getting stuck in it.

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Where his predecessor Finck made plans for an elaborate headquarters campus and even put down a deposit on a 727 jet--the deal was never consummated--Musselman has kept headquarters staff lean.

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