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
fall greatness ideas
We must reject the idea... Well-intentioned, but dead wrong... That the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to become "more like a business." Most businesses... Like most of anything else in life... Fall somewhere between mediocre and good.
fall historical study
Just because a company falls doesn't invalidate what we can learn by studying that company when it was at its historical best.
fall class organization
Perhaps your quest to be part of building something great will not fall in your business life. But find it somewhere. If not in corporate life, then perhaps in making your church great. If not there, then perhaps a nonprofit, or a community organization, or a class you teach. Get involved in something that you care so much about that you want to make it the greatest it can possibly be, not because of what you will get, but just because it can be done.
life-changing mean goal
You must ask, "What do we mean by great results?" Your goals don't have to be quantifiable, but they do have to be describable. Some leaders try to insist, "The only acceptable goals are measurable," but that's actually an undisciplined statement. Lots of goals-beauty, quality, life change, love-are worthy but not quantifiable. But you do have to be able to tell if you're making progress.
organization leader needs
The greatest leaders build organizations that, in the end, don't need them.
educational character skills
In determing "the right people," the good-to-great companies placed greater weight on character attributes than on specific educational background, practical skills, specialized knowledge, or work experience.
dream feelings sticks
A dream is a feeling that sticks - and propels.
tasks lists existential
Start a 'Stop Doing' list. I'll leave it as an existential dilemma on whether to put that task on your To Do list
fashion commitment organization
Our findings do not represent a quick fix, or the next fashion statement in a long string of management fads, or the next buzzword of the day, or a new 'program' to introduce. No! The only way to make any company visionary is through a long-term commitment to an eternal process of building the organization to preserve the core and stimulate progress.
people way achieve
The only way to deliver to the people who are achieving is to not burden them with the people who are not achieving.
passion people ignite
You can't manufacture passion or "motivate" people to feel passionate. You can only discover what ignites your passion and the passions of those around you.
hands giving leader
Recruit entrepreneurial leaders and give them freedom to determine the best path to achieving their objectives. On the other hand, individuals must commit fully to the system you use and be held rigorously accountable for their objectives. You give them freedom, but freedom within a framework.
business opportunity company
A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.
careers people care
Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career.