All James C. Collins Quotes
- 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
- The challenge is not just to build a company that can endure; but to build one that is worthy of enduring. Build
- Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness. Any
- That good is the enemy of great is not just a business problem. It is a human problem. Business
- Those fortunate enough to find or create a practical intersection of the three circles have the basis for a great work life. Bases
- Perhaps your quest to be part of building something great will not fall in your business life. But find it somewhere. If not in corporate… Building
- Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure. Failure
- The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change. The signature of mediocrity is inconsistency. Change
- I can just let my curiosity wander unleashed. Curiosity
- Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change. Best
- I am completely Socratic. Completely