Companies Quote by 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 pursue a cluster of objectives, of which making money is only one—and not necessarily the primary one.”

— Jim Collins

“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

“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

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

Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment.

— James C. Collins

“How many companies have you encountered that articulate a clear ideology at the start of the company, yet cannot articulate a clear idea of…

— Jim Collins

“Companies that cannot successfully answer what they do fail to then understand how they can continue to do it in the face of change.”

— David Amerland

Our findings do not represent a quick fix, or the next fashion statement in a long string of management fads, or the next buzzword…

— James C. Collins

Somehow, the company must stay true to the founding vision while avoiding the pitfalls of rapid growth - and perhaps survive the hiring of…

— Bing Gordon

“The lesson, says Collins, is clear. We don’t need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but…

— Susan Cain

“You are in the hands of experts who have researched and perfected a system of corporate ladder climbing that, until recently, no one has…

— Martin Fossum