“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.” FirstsImportantIdeasTeamFiguresProductsImportant ThingsPartnersPursueTargetFoundingFinancing Author:James C. Collins
“The main point is first get the right people on the bus (and wrong people off the bus) before you figure out where to drive it. The second key point is the degree of sheer rigor in people decisions in order to take a company from Good to Great.” PeopleFirstsOrderDecisionCompanyFiguresKeysDegreesBusSheerRigorGood To Great Author:James C. Collins
“Level 5 leaders are differentiated from other levels of leaders in that they have a wonderful blend of personal humility combined with extraordinary professional will. Understand that they are very ambitious; but their ambition, first and foremost, is for the company's success. They realize that the most important step they must make to become a Level 5 leader is to subjugate their ego to the company's performance. When asked for interviews, these leaders will agree only if it's about the company and not about them.” IfsFirstsImportantRealizingLeadershipLevelsBusinessCompanyLeaderStepsWonderfulHumilityEgoAmbitionPerformancesAgreeExtraordinaryInterviewsAmbitious Author:James C. Collins
“Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious-but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.” NeedsFirstsSelfGoalInterestLevelsCompanyLeaderBuildingEgoAmbitionInstitutionsAmbitiousSelf InterestGreat CompanyGood To Great Author:James C. Collins
“Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.” FirstsResultsManagementMediocrityTechnologicalGood To Great Author:James C. Collins
“Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.” KnowsShouldFirstsCompany Author:James C. Collins
