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
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.
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.
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.
essence profound simplicity
The essence of profound insight is simplicity.
marketing mediocrity motivated
Those who build and perpetuate mediocrity...are motivated more by the fear of being left behind.
life motivational giving-up
There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail."
dream talking giving
Dreams make you click, juice you, turn you on, excite the living daylights out of you. You cannot wait to get out of bed to continue pursuing your dream. The kind of dream I'm talking about gives meaning to your life. it is the ultimate motivator.