Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
You can't manufacture passion or motivate people to feel passionate. You can only discover what ignites your passion and the passions of those around you.
James C. Collins
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
James C. Collins
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 25
Author
Businessperson
Journalist
Writer
Boulder
Colorado
Passionate
Passion
Around
Ignites
Feel
Manufacture
Feels
Ignite
People
Motivate
Passions
Discover
More quotes by James C. Collins
True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.
James C. Collins
In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever.
James C. Collins
We must reject the idea... Well-intentioned, but dead wrong... That the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to become more like a business. Most businesses... Like most of anything else in life... Fall somewhere between mediocre and good.
James C. Collins
Those fortunate enough to find or create a practical intersection of the three circles have the basis for a great work life.
James C. Collins
I see the Baldrige process as a powerful set of mechanisms for disciplined people engaged in disciplined thought and taking disciplined action to create great organizations that produce exceptional results.
James C. Collins
The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.
James C. Collins
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.
James C. Collins
I've never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity. Significant decisions carry risks and inevitably some will oppose it. In these settings, the great legislative leader must be artful in handling uncomfortable decisions, and this requires rigor.
James C. Collins
If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.
James C. Collins
Change your practices without abandoning your core values.
James C. Collins
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.
James C. Collins
Genius of AND. Embrace both extremes on a number of dimensions at the same time. Instead of choosing a OR B, figure out how to have A AND B-purpose AND profit, continuity AND change, freedom AND responsibility, etc.
James C. Collins
It's what you do before you are in trouble, so that you can be strong when people most need you.
James C. Collins
The secret to a successful retirement is to find your retirement sweet spot. The sweet spot is where your passions, what you do best, and what people will pay you to do overlap.
James C. Collins
Start 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. Collins
Get keep right people.
James C. Collins
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.
James C. Collins
Comparison, a great teacher once told me, is the cardinal sin of modern life. It traps us in a game that we can't win. Once we define ourselves in terms of others, we lose the freedom to shape our own lives.
James C. Collins
Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.
James C. Collins
Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career.
James C. Collins
