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The essence of profound insight is simplicity.

James C. Collins

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James C. Collins
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 25
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Businessperson
Journalist
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Boulder
Colorado
Simplicity
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Insight

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Those fortunate enough to find or create a practical intersection of the three circles have the basis for a great work life.
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Change your practices without abandoning your core values.
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The x factor of a great leader is humility combined with will.
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Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth.
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A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.
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True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.
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Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career.
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Start a 'Stop Doing' list. I'll leave it as an existential dilemma on whether to put that task on your To Do list
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Get keep right people.
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The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.
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The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.
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The only way to deliver to the people who are achieving is to not burden them with the people who are not achieving.
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In determing the right people, the good-to-great companies placed greater weight on character attributes than on specific educational background, practical skills, specialized knowledge, or work experience.
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First figure out your partners, then figure out what ideas to pursue. The most important thing isn't the market you target, the product you develop or the financing, but the founding team.
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Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.
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In a truly great company profits and cash flow become like blood and water to a healthy body: They are absolutely essential for life but they are not the very point of life
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If we allow the celebrity rock-star model of leadership to triumph, we will see the decline of corporations and institutions of all types. The twentieth century was a century of greatness, but we face the very real prospect that the next century will see very few enduring great institutions.
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The inner experience of fallure is totally different than failure. Going to fallure means 100% commitment - you leave nothing in reserve, no mental or physical resource untapped, you never give yourself a psychological out. Failure means making a decision to let go, to be less than 100% committed, when confronted by fear, pain and uncertainty.
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To have a Welch-caliber C.E.O. is impressive.To have a century of Welch-Caliber C.E.O.'s all grown from the inside - well, that is one key reason why G.E. is a visionary company.
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Discipline should amplify creativity rather than stifle it.
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