“There are going to be times when you can't wait for somebody. Now you're either on the bus or off the bus” — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
If we all knew how to make that jump from good to great then I think every song would be great. — Thomston Copy Share Image
Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Improving your process won't move you from good to great design. It'll move you from bad to average. — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats... — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“No, they first got the right people on the bus (and the wrong people off the bus) and then figured out where… — Jim Collins Copy Share Image
Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“Paradox: You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the… — Jim Collins Copy Share Image
In determing "the right people," the good-to-great companies placed greater weight on character attributes than on specific educational background, practical skills, specialized… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake. The best people don't need to be… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
It may seem odd to talk about something as soft and fuzzy as "passion" as an integral part of a strategic framework.… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate or… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the same… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Indeed, the real question is not, "Why greatness?" but "What work makes you feel compelled to try to create greatness?" if you… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
In an ironic twist, I now see Good to Great not as a sequel to Built to Last, but more of a… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
The main point is first get the right people on the bus (and wrong people off the bus) before you figure out… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
In the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“We were surprised, shocked really, to discover the type of leadership required for turning a good company into a great one. Compared… — Jim Collins Copy Share Image
For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect,… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Good is the enemy of great. And that's one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
