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How can you succeed by helping others succeed? We succeed at our very best only when we help others succeed.

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James C. Collins
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 25
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I am completely Socratic.
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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.
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The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one.
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The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconstancy. The signature of greatness is a disciplined and consistent focus on the right things.
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It occurs to me,Jim,that you spend too much time trying to be interesting. Why don't you invest more time being interested? Collin's advice from John Gardner that he took to heart.
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The essence of profound insight is simplicity.
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A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.
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Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.
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Most people will look back and realize they did not have a great life because it's just so easy to settle for a good life.
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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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Discipline should amplify creativity rather than stifle it.
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Change your practices without abandoning your core values.
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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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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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There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail.
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If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.
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Those who build and perpetuate mediocrity...are motivated more by the fear of being left behind.
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Good is the enemy of great.. The vast majority of good companies remain just that - good, but not great.
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Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.
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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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