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 Business Copy Share Image
“To be rigorous means consistently applying exacting standards at all times and at all levels, especially in upper management. To be rigorous,… — James C. Collins Management 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 Business Copy Share Image
“Level 5 leaders look out the window to apportion credit to factors outside themselves when things go well (and if they cannot… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“It is very important to grasp that Level 5 leadership is not just about humility and modesty. It is equally about ferocious… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“companies more than ever need to have a clear understanding of their purpose in order to make work meaningful and thereby attract,… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“Peter Drucker once observed that the drive for mergers and acquisitions comes less from sound reasoning and more from the fact that… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Recruit entrepreneurial leaders and give them freedom to determine the best path to achieving their objectives. On the other hand, individuals must… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“Enduring great companies preserve their core values and purpose while their business strategies and operating practices endlessly adapt to a changing world.… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
A visionary company doesn't simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable. A visionary company… — James C. Collins Balance Copy Share Image
We must reject the idea... Well-intentioned, but dead wrong... That the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to become… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“The fact that something is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” is irrelevant, unless it fits within the three circles. A great company will have… — James C. Collins Business 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 Business management Copy Share Image
To have a Welch-caliber C.E.O. is impressive.To have a century of Welch-Caliber C.E.O.'s all grown from the inside - well, that is… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“2. Core purpose is an organization’s most fundamental reason for being. It should not be confused with the company’s current product lines… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
