“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.” LastsTurnsResultsCompanyProduceBuiltOrganizationEndureIronicTwistsIconicStatureSequelsGreat CompanyGood To GreatGreat ResultsGood Organization Author:James C. Collins
“Creative leadership impact increases in your 50's. When I turn 50 I want to say, "Nice start!"” WantTurnsCreativeNiceIncreaseImpact Author:James C. Collins
“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.” InspirationalMatterSuccessTurnsChoicesDecisionBusinessGreatnessDisciplineCircumstancesConsciousFunctionKey To SuccessRoad To SuccessRecipe For SuccessMaking DecisionsPower Of ChoiceDecisions MadeDecisions You MakeChoices And DecisionsGood To GreatBusiness DecisionsGreatness And Leadership Author:James C. Collins
“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.” MotivationTurnsLeadershipCreativeOrganizationExcellenceSakeUrgesMotivatedSheerCompulsionGreat OrganizationsGood Organization Author:James C. Collins
“No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the vision you wake up with in the morning, and it's the last thing you picture before you fall asleep. Everytime you think of it, the idea in your head seems to get more vivid, filled in with more detail: You not only want to win a gold medal at the Olympics, you not only can see yourself standing there on the podium, but you can also feel the goose bumps as your national anthem is played; the tears are in your eyes. (That's how real a dream can be and should be)” ThinkingWantFeelsShouldMindIdeasRealMatterDreamSeemsEyeLastsSuccessTurnsFallWinningVisionMorningFieldsTearsStandingGoldWake UpNo Matter WhatFilledDetailsWanderOlympicsMedalVividBumpsGeeseGold MedalsAnthemStanding ThereNational AnthemFilled InField Of Dreams Author:James C. Collins
“Dreams make you click, juice you, turn you on, excite the living daylights out of you. You cannot wait to get out of bed to continue pursuing your dream. The kind of dream I'm talking about gives meaning to your life. it is the ultimate motivator.” GivingKindDreamMotivationalTurnsWaitingTalkingVisionBedUltimateExcitementYour DreamsJuiceClicksDaylightPursue Your Dreams Author:James C. Collins
“If I were running a company today, I would have one priority above all others: to acquire as many of the best people as I could. I'd put off everything else to fill my bus. Because things are going to come back. My flywheel is going to start to turn. And the single biggest constraint on the success of my organization is the ability to get and to hang on to enough of the right people.” PeopleIfsEnoughRunningTodayTurnsAbilityBusinessCompanyOrganizationPrioritiesAcquireBusConstraints Author:James C. Collins
