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Famous James C. Collins Quotes
“True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.”
“The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.”
“Faith in the endgame helps you live through the months or years of buildup.”
“A company should limit its growth based on its ability to attract enough of the right people.”
“By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.”
“A culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness.”
“Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions.”
“Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.”
“Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth.”
“Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.”