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.
greatness differences leader
Throw leaders into an extreme environment, and it will separate the stark differences between greatness and mediocrity.
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.
powerful organization people
I see the Baldrige process as a powerful set of mechanisms for disciplined people engaged in disciplined thought and taking disciplined action to create great organizations that produce exceptional results.
dream passion emotion
Some managers are uncomfotable with expressing emotion about their dreams, but it's the passion and emotion that will attract and motivate others.
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.
tension great-company continuity
Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change.
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
keys visionaries reason-why
To have a Welch-caliber C.E.O. is impressive.To have a century of Welch-Caliber C.E.O.'s all grown from the inside - well, that is one key reason why G.E. is a visionary company.
discipline consistency action
Discipline is consistency of action.
discipline people
You absolutely must have the discipline not to hire until you find the right people.
curiosity wander i-can
I can just let my curiosity wander unleashed.
mediocrity signatures inconsistency
The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change. The signature of mediocrity is inconsistency.
firsts mediocrity management
Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.