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
communication important fundamentals
In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever.
opportunity thinking people
Not all time in life is equal. How many opportunities do you get to talk about what your life is going to add up to with people thinking about the same question?
ambition self goal
Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious-but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.
waiting progress world
The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change."
greatness discipline culture
A culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness.
people insightful vision
Great vision without great people is irrelevant.
practice core-values core
Change your practices without abandoning your core values.
enemy excellence
Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great.
technology people competition
Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.
people matter majority
For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect, we cannot possibly have a great life. But if we spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect - people we really enjoy being on the bus with and who will never disappoint us - then we will almost certainly have a great life, no matter where the bus goes. The people we interviewed from the good-to-great companies clearly loved what they did, largely because they loved who they did it with.
decision good-intentions good-to-great
Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions.
people good-to-great true-leadership
True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.
business discipline purpose
The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.
teacher winning games
Comparison, a great teacher once told me, is the cardinal sin of modern life. It traps us in a game that we can't win. Once we define ourselves in terms of others, we lose the freedom to shape our own lives.