"Good is the enemy of great." — James C. Collins
"Good is the enemy of great."
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James C. Collins
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87 Quotes by James C. Collins
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If we allow the celebrity rock-star model of leadership to triumph, we will see the decline of corporations and institutions…
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We must reject the idea... Well-intentioned, but dead wrong... That the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is…
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There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give…
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Good is the enemy of great.. The vast majority of good companies remain just that - good, but not great.
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It took Einstein ten years of groping through the fog to get the theory of special relativity, and he was…
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You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at…
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Those who turn good organizations into great organizations are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for…
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Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.
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Most people will look back and realize they did not have a great life because it's just so easy to…
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If you have more than three priorities then you don't have any.
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The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.
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No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the…
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Biography should be written by an acute enemy.
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