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
people important good-to-great
People are not your most important asset....the right people are.
humility differences leader
The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility.
organization leader needs
The greatest leaders build organizations that, in the end, don't need them.
morning spring commitment
The kind of commitment I find among the best performers across virtually every field is a single-minded passion for what they do, an unwavering desire for excellence in the way they think and the way they work. Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.
good-life school government
Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.
people way debate
I don't know where we should take this company, but I do know that if I start with the right people, ask them the right questions, and engage them in vigorous debate, we will find a way to make this company great.
years months helping
Faith in the endgame helps you live through the months or years of buildup.
ideas people personality
Consider the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you.
heart interesting advice
It occurs to me,Jim,that you spend too much time trying to be interesting. Why don't you invest more time being interested?" Collin's advice from John Gardner that he took to heart.
meaningful impossible good-to-great
For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work.
life-and-love good-life people
Most people will look back and realize they did not have a great life because it's just so easy to settle for a good life.
humble leader fearless
Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.
goal people vision
People need BHAGs - big hairy audacious goals.
leadership organization creative
Those who turn good organizations into great organizations are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.