If you have more than three priorities then you don't have any. — James C. Collins Consciousness Copy Share Image
Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change. — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why. — James C. Collins Being successful Copy Share Image
The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one. — James C. Collins Great life Copy Share Image
Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change. — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
Most people will look back and realize they did not have a great life because it's just so easy to settle for… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“The good-to-great leaders understood three simple truths. First, if you begin with “who,” rather than “what,” you can more easily adapt to… — James C. Collins Great leader Copy Share Image
We are not imprisoned by circumstances, setbacks, mistakes or staggering defeats, we are freed by our choices. — James C. Collins Choices 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
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
“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 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
“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
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 Adversity 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… — James C. Collins Passion 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
“The evidence does not support the idea that you need an outside leader to come in and shake up the place to… — James C. Collins Change Copy Share Image
There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We… — James C. Collins Exhilaration Copy Share Image
“Merck • Corporate social responsibility • Unequivocal excellence in all aspects of the company • Science-based innovation • Honesty and integrity •… — James C. Collins Business 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
If we allow the celebrity rock-star model of leadership to triumph, we will see the decline of corporations and institutions of all… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
It's more important than ever to define yourself in terms of what you stand for rather than what you make, because what… — James C. Collins Ability Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the big point of this chapter is not about technology per se. No technology, no matter how amazing—not computers, not telecommunications,… — James C. Collins Computers Copy Share Image
“But if we spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect—people we really enjoy being on the… — James C. Collins Early love Copy Share Image
“Compare Bethlehem Steel to Nucor. Both companies operated in the steel industry and produced hard-to-differentiate products. Both companies faced the competitive challenge… — James C. Collins Different views 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
“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
“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
“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 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 Copy Share Image
If your company disappeared, would it leave a gaping hole that could not easily be filled by any other enterprise on the… — James C. Collins Business 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 Care Copy Share Image
The challenge is not just to build a company that can endure; but to build one that is worthy of enduring. — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“In a good-to-great transformation, people are not your most important asset. The right people are.” — James C. Collins Change 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 Enemy Copy Share Image
“they cannot learn the essential character traits that make them right for your organization.” — James C. Collins Character Copy Share Image
“When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great performance.” — James C. Collins Discipline Copy Share Image
