The kind of commitment I find among the best performers across virtually every field is a single-minded passion for what they do, an unwavering desire for excellence in the way they think and the way they work. Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.
James C. CollinsLook, I don't really know where we should take this bus. But I know this much: If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the right seats, and the wrong people off the bus, then we'll figure out how to take it someplace great.
James C. CollinsThe only way to deliver to the people who are achieving is to not burden them with the people who are not achieving.
James C. CollinsIt's what you do before you are in trouble, so that you can be strong when people most need you.
James C. CollinsGet the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats...
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.
James C. Collins