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The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one.
James C. Collins
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James C. Collins
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 25
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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.
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The greatest leaders build organizations that, in the end, don't need them.
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