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…part of growing to maturity, part of growing up, requires that we recognize and accept that we cannot have it all.

Contrary to common belief, lethargy and bureaucracy are not the inevitable fate of companies as they achieve maturity.

As they mature, organizations evolve naturally toward a single system – a hierarchical organization – at the expense of the entrepreneurial network.

…agility can enable a successful young firm to run circles around more mature competitors.

Maturity is important to a leader because leading is not simply showing the way or issuing orders.

All of us do grow and mature, but generally not as much as we think.

…maturity depends on the adult’s capacity to confront lost goals, or lost possible selves, and acknowledge regrets and sorrows over roads not taken or dreams unfulfilled.

…maturity means an active, self-reflective struggle to accept the dissonance we feel about hopes we did not realize, opportunities we let slide by, mistakes we made, challenges we could not meet, all of which changed our lives in ways we could not anticipate.

The happiest, most mature adults were those who could embrace the losses in their lives and transform them into sources of deep gratitude…

The most developed individuals exhibit a sense of autonomy and maturity, while at the same time maintaining a connection to the wider community, to vital traditions of earlier times, and to people and institutions yet to come.