Business Quote by James C. Collins Download Open image “Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change.” — James C. Collins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Business Change Company Continuity Great company Productive Tension
“Enduring great companies preserve their core values and purpose while their business strategies and operating practices endlessly adapt to a changing world. This is… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Great companies need to reinvent themselves. We can do that: we can stay relevant, we can grow, and we can stay successful. It takes… — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
“One implication is that strategic positions should have a horizon of a decade or more, not of a single planning cycle. Continuity fosters improvements… — Michael E. Porter Copy Share Image
“This is an industry that no longer reflects strategically how to create value in the face of disruptive change.” — Michael Farmer Copy Share Image
“great companies fail not because they want to avoid disruptive change but because they are reluctant to embrace promising new markets that might undermine… — Brad Stone Copy Share Image
I think that companies always become complacent, over time. Or most companies, that is. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. A company that stands still will soon be forgotten. Trying to provoke… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Great companies are built by people who never stop thinking about ways to improve the business. — J. Willard Marriott Copy Share Image
The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It's this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovation company. — Ginni Rometty Copy Share Image
If a company is growing, then people's roles often grow and change, and opportunities abound. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Every new change forces all the companies in an industry to adapt their strategies to that change. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the vision you wake up… — James C. Collins 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: Imagine walking… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“Merck • Corporate social responsibility • Unequivocal excellence in all aspects of the company • Science-based innovation • Honesty and integrity • Profit, but… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“If you have the right people on the bus, they will be self-motivated. The real question then becomes: How do you manage in such… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“2. Core purpose is an organization’s most fundamental reason for being. It should not be confused with the company’s current product lines or customer… — 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 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 do best,… — James C. Collins 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
Creative leadership impact increases in your 50's. When I turn 50 I want to say, "Nice start!" — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“The fact that something is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” is irrelevant, unless it fits within the three circles. A great company will have many once-in-a-lifetime… — James C. Collins 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 Copy Share Image
Companies with cultures that celebrate diverse opinions and encourage the exchange of ideas have an advantage when solving difficult problems. A company that doesn't… — Doug McMillon Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I'm a business first and foremost so whatever my business is, it's separate from my personal. It's like whatever I do business wise, it's… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
Many early-stage entrepreneurs make one simple mistake: Describing this 'big picture' in vague concepts and words. — Sunil Nagaraj Copy Share Image
Nobody has a crystal ball, and part of evolving a business plan is to say, 'I might have said we're going left, but I… — Ryan Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
I think a business guy is different from an artist. They walk different paths. Artists create the best outputs when they're having fun. And… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
“[S]ometimes, when you are a food person, the possible irrelevance of what you are doing doesn’t cross your mind until it’s too late. (Once,… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
“Some say the Earth is angry Because he wants no company; I say the Earth is angry Because he lives alone.” — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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