“Enduring great companies preserve their core values and purpose while their business strategies and operating practices endlessly adapt to a changing world.… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“A vitória aguarda aquele que tem tudo em ordem – ou sorte, como as pessoas costumam dizer. A derrota é certa para… — James C. Collins Amor Copy Share Image
I've never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity. Significant decisions carry… — James C. Collins Decision Copy Share Image
"Growth!" is not a Hedgehog Concept. Rather, if you have the right Hedgehog Concept and make decisions relentlessly consistent with it, you… — James C. Collins Business Copy Share Image
“Core ideology provides the glue that holds an organization together as it grows, decentralizes, diversifies, expands globally, and develops workplace diversity. Think… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“Nordstrom • Service to the customer above all else • Hard work and individual productivity • Never being satisfied • Excellence in… — James C. Collins Customer Copy Share Image
“So, the question of Why greatness? is almost a nonsense question. If you’re engaged in work that you love and care about,… — James C. Collins Greatness 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 Ambition Copy Share Image
“You get the best people, you build them into the best managers in the industry, and you accept the fact that some… — James C. Collins Best man 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
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 Business 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 Business Copy Share Image
“To be rigorous means consistently applying exacting standards at all times and at all levels, especially in upper management. To be rigorous,… — James C. Collins Management Copy Share Image
I see the Baldrige process as a powerful set of mechanisms for disciplined people engaged in disciplined thought and taking disciplined action… — James C. Collins Action 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
