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
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.
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.
team ideas important
First figure out your partners, then figure out what ideas to pursue. The most important thing isn't the market you target, the product you develop or the financing, but the founding team.
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.
careers people care
Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career.
interesting
Don't be interesting - be interested.
creativity discipline amplify
Discipline should amplify creativity rather than stifle it.
helping-others succeed helping
How can you succeed by helping others succeed? We succeed at our very best only when we help others succeed.
leader causes needs
If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.
balance visionaries idealism
A visionary company doesn't simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable.
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?
self self-control world
You need self-control in an out-of-control world.
today tomorrow better-tomorrow
How can we do better tomorrow than we did today?
people settling
The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one.