Resilency, not perfection, is the signature of greatness. James C. Collins More Quotes by James C. Collins More Quotes From James C. Collins 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. James C. Collins life-changing goal mean Not every financial company toppled during the 2008 crisis, and some seized the opportunity to take advantage of weaker competitors in the midst of the tumult. James C. Collins midst financial opportunity 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. James C. Collins educational skills character Indeed, the real question is not, "Why greatness?" but "What work makes you feel compelled to try to create greatness?" if you have to ask the question, "Why should we try to make it great? Isn't success enough?" then you're probably int he wrong line of work. James C. Collins greatness business real Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step. James C. Collins spring morning commitment ...the question, Why try for greatness? would seem almost tautological. If you're doing something you care that much about, and you believe in its purpose deeply enough, then it is impossible to imagine not trying to make it great. It's just a given. James C. Collins greatness business believe Those fortunate enough to find or create a practical intersection of the three circles have the basis for a great work life. James C. Collins circles three work Get keep right people. James C. Collins people A dream is a feeling that sticks - and propels. James C. Collins dream work feelings The start of the New Year is a perfect time to start a stop doing list and to make this the cornerstone of your New Year resolutions, be it for your company, your family or yourself. It also is a perfect time to clarify your three circles, mirroring at a personal level the three questions... 1) What are you deeply passionate about? 2) What are you are genetically encoded for - what activities do you feel just "made to do"? 3) What makes economic sense - what can you make a living at? James C. Collins new-year business years In an ironic twist, I now see Good to Great not as a sequel to Built to Last, but more of a prequel. Good to Great is about how to turn a good organization into one that produces sustained great results. Built to Last is about how you take a company with great results and turn it into an enduring great company of iconic stature. James C. Collins ironic lasts organization I am not failing - I am growing! Do you have the ability to reframe failure as growth in order to achieve your goals? James C. Collins growth goal order Good is the enemy of great. James C. Collins life-changing inspiration sports If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader. James C. Collins causes leader needs Throw leaders into an extreme environment, and it will separate the stark differences between greatness and mediocrity. James C. Collins greatness differences leader Good is the enemy of great.. The vast majority of good companies remain just that - good, but not great. James C. Collins majority marketing enemy The best CEOs in our research display tremendous ambition for their company combined with the stoic will to do whatever it takes, no matter how brutal (within the bounds of the company's core values), to make the company great. Yet at the same time they display a remarkable humility about themselves, ascribing much of their own success to luck, discipline and preparation rather than personal genius. James C. Collins humility leadership success If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not the definition, of a great nation. James C. Collins greatness power mean If I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average. James C. Collins pages can-do average A visionary company doesn't simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable. A visionary company doesn't simply balance between preserving a tightly held core ideology and stimulating vigorous change and movement; it does both to an extreme. James C. Collins balance vision change
