Balance Quote by James C. Collins

A visionary company doesn't simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable. A visionary company doesn't simply…

— James C. Collins

“Visionary companies pursue a cluster of objectives, of which making money is only one—and not necessarily the primary one.”

— Jim Collins

“A visionary company is one which is seen growing in a consistent pattern by being goal oriented driven by a vision and a mission”

— Henrietta Newton Martin- Author Industrial Relations Today

“Visionary companies are so clear about what they stand for and what they’re trying to achieve that they simply don’t have room for those…

— Jim Collins

I may be a businessman in that I set up and run companies for profit, but when I try to plan ahead and dream…

— Richard Branson

I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this…

— Julia Hartz

“Those who built the visionary companies wisely understood that it is better to understand who you are than where you are going—for where you…

— James C. Collins

My advice is never let a publicist call you a 'visionary.' I've hung out with the visionaries at the famed Xerox Palo Alto Research…

— Robert Metcalfe

“Visionary companies make some of their best moves by experimentation, trial and error, opportunism, and—quite literally—accident. What looks in retrospect like brilliant foresight and…

— Jim Collins

Truly great companies are built on ideals, not just deals.

— Alan Watts

Idealism is a fuel for living, and there is an absolute efficiency about how it motivates and propels us.

— Rick Alverson

A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.

— Carl Icahn