If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you won’t ever come up with something original.”
On Being Original
On Contribution
Leaders allow others to make a contribution.”
On Inspiration
Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.”
On growth and success
A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she are willing to have.”
On Getting Better
If you donʼt look at things from a realistic point of view and admit that things are not as good as they can be, they wonʼt get better.”
— Jim Collins
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
On Being Yourself
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
On Hiring Decisions
The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. The best people don’t need to be managed. Guided, taught, led – yes. But not tightly managed.”
— Jim Collins
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
On Being Simple
You can’t sell complicated to someone who came to you to buy simple.”
On being Accurate
It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble. It’s the things we know that just ain’t so.”
On Becoming Great
Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great”
— Jim Collins
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t