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
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
Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth. — James C. Collins 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
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
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
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
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 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
Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless. — 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
True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
People are not your most important asset....the right people are. — James C. 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
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
Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure. — James C. 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
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
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
No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the vision you wake up… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“This might not sound very exciting (inventory management is not something that tends to rivet readers), but think of it this way: Imagine walking… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“Merck • Corporate social responsibility • Unequivocal excellence in all aspects of the company • Science-based innovation • Honesty and integrity • Profit, but… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“If you have the right people on the bus, they will be self-motivated. The real question then becomes: How do you manage in such… — James C. Collins 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 or customer… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change." — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
The secret to a successful retirement is to find your retirement sweet spot. The sweet spot is where your passions, what you do best,… — James C. 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
Creative leadership impact increases in your 50's. When I turn 50 I want to say, "Nice start!" — James C. Collins 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 many once-in-a-lifetime… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
