That good is the enemy of great is not just a business problem. It is a human problem. — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
If I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average. — James C. Collins Average Copy Share Image
In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever. — James C. Collins Change Copy Share Image
Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great. — James C. Collins Enemy Copy Share Image
Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment. — James C. Collins Alignment Copy Share Image
Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why. — James C. Collins Being successful Copy Share Image
Leaders who led their organizations quietly and humbly, were much more effective than flashy, charismatic high profile leaders. — James C. Collins Charismatic Copy Share Image
Those fortunate enough to find or create a practical intersection of the three circles have the basis for a great work life. — James C. Collins Bases Copy Share Image
“The right people will do the right things and deliver the best results they’re capable of, regardless of the incentive system.” — James C. Collins Right people Copy Share Image
“When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great performance. Technology” — James C. Collins Discipline Copy Share Image
Good is the enemy of great.. The vast majority of good companies remain just that - good, but not great. — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“The good-to-great companies did not focus principally on what to do to become great; they focused equally on what not to do… — James C. Collins Great Companies 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 Building Copy Share Image
The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change." — James C. Collins Change Copy Share Image
“Third, if you have the wrong people, it doesn’t matter whether you discover the right direction; you still won’t have a great… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“Those who built the visionary companies wisely understood that it is better to understand who you are than where you are going—for… — James C. Collins Visionary Copy Share Image
The kind of commitment I find among the best performers across virtually every field is a single-minded passion for what they do,… — James C. Collins Bed Copy Share Image
“The “yes-men” problem is mentioned here. The author says that even though “yes-people” can be pleasing to a leader, they will be… — James C. Collins Books Copy Share Image
“A culture of discipline involves a duality. On the one hand, it requires people who adhere to a consistent system; yet, on… — James C. Collins Culture Copy Share Image
Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it… — James C. Collins Bigs Copy Share Image
Look, I don't really know where we should take this bus. But I know this much: If we get the right people… — James C. Collins Bus Copy Share Image
Dreams make you click, juice you, turn you on, excite the living daylights out of you. You cannot wait to get out… — James C. Collins Bed Copy Share Image
Level 5 leaders are differentiated from other levels of leaders in that they have a wonderful blend of personal humility combined with… — James C. Collins Agree Copy Share Image
“Yes, leadership is about vision. But leadership is equally about creating a climate where the truth is heard and the brutal facts… — James C. Collins Dreams 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 Contribution Copy Share Image
“First, at the top levels of your organization, you absolutely must have the discipline not to hire until you find the right… — James C. Collins Discipline Copy Share Image
All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of discipline. When you have disciplined people,… — James C. Collins Action 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:… — James C. Collins Books Copy Share Image
“David Maxwell, like Darwin Smith and Colman Mockler, exemplified a key trait of Level 5 leaders: ambition first and foremost for the… — James C. Collins Famous 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… — James C. Collins Anthem Copy Share Image
An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you. — James C. Collins Great Copy Share Image
Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change. — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
If you have more than three priorities then you don't have any. — James C. Collins Consciousness Copy Share Image
Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change. — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one. — James C. Collins Life Copy Share Image
Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless. — James C. Collins Duality Copy Share Image
