James C. Collins
James C. Collins
James C. "Jim" Collins, IIIis an American business consultant, author, and lecturer on the subject of company sustainability and growth...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth25 January 1958
CountryUnited States of America
James C. Collins quotes about
successful being-successful danger
Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why.
people discipline needs
All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of discipline. When you have disciplined people, you don't need hierarchy. When you have disciplined thought, you don't need bureaucracy. When you have disciplined action, you don' t need excessive controls. When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great performance.
discipline consistency action
Discipline is consistency of action.
order goal growth
I am not failing - I am growing! Do you have the ability to reframe failure as growth in order to achieve your goals?
creativity discipline amplify
Discipline should amplify creativity rather than stifle it.
leader causes needs
If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.
helping-others succeed helping
How can you succeed by helping others succeed? We succeed at our very best only when we help others succeed.
war book greatness
We learned that a former prisoner of war had more to teach us about what it takes to find a path to greatness than most books on corporate strategy.
business passion keys
It may seem odd to talk about something as soft and fuzzy as "passion" as an integral part of a strategic framework. But throughout the good-to-great companies, passion became a key part of the Hedgehog Concept.
greatness organization path
Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness.
past ideas being-real
It's more important than ever to define yourself in terms of what you stand for rather than what you make, because what you make is going to become outmoded faster than it has at any time in the past. ...hang on to the idea of who you are as a company, and focus not on what you do, but on what you could do. By being really clear about what you stand for and why you exist, you can see what you could do with a much more open mind. You enhance your ability to adapt to change.
keys enemy littles
Good is the enemy of great. And that's one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.
firsts should company
Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.
leadership organization decision
I've never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity. Significant decisions carry risks and inevitably some will oppose it. In these settings, the great legislative leader must be artful in handling uncomfortable decisions, and this requires rigor.