All James C. Collins Quotes
- Level 5 leaders are differentiated from other levels of leaders in that they have a wonderful blend of personal humility combined with extraordinary professional will.… Agree
- The best CEOs in our research display tremendous ambition for their company combined with the stoic will to do whatever it takes, no matter how… Ambition
- Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it takes to make… Big
- Get the right people on the bus and in the right seat. Bus
- Those who build and perpetuate mediocrity...are motivated more by the fear of being left behind. Behind
- If your company disappeared, would it leave a gaping hole that could not easily be filled by any other enterprise on the planet? Any
- The essence of profound insight is simplicity. Essence
- Whether you prevail or fail depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you. Depends
- Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5… Ambition
- A dream is a feeling that sticks - and propels. Dream
- Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great. Become Great
- ...the question, Why try for greatness? would seem almost tautological. If you're doing something you care that much about, and you believe in its purpose… Almost Tautological
- Indeed, the real question is not, "Why greatness?" but "What work makes you feel compelled to try to create greatness?" if you have to ask… Ask
- A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities. Business
- Genius of AND. Embrace both extremes on a number of dimensions at the same time. Instead of choosing a OR B, figure out how to… Both
- The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake. The best people don't need to be managed. Guided, taught,… Best
- It may seem odd to talk about something as soft and fuzzy as "passion" as an integral part of a strategic framework. But throughout the… Became
- Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth. Business
- "Growth!" is not a Hedgehog Concept. Rather, if you have the right Hedgehog Concept and make decisions relentlessly consistent with it, you will create such… Business
- Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great. Become Great