Leaders who led their organizations quietly and humbly, were much more effective than flashy, charismatic high profile leaders.
James C. CollinsStart a 'Stop Doing' list. I'll leave it as an existential dilemma on whether to put that task on your To Do list
James C. CollinsGreatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.
James C. CollinsIf I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average.
James C. CollinsA 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.
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