James C. Collins

You need self-control in an out-of-control world.

James 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 Collins

A dream is a feeling that sticks – and propels.

James Collins

A great company will have many once-in-a-liftetime opportunities.

James Collins

An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you.

James Collins

Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.

James Collins

Consider the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you.

James Collins

Creativity dies in an indisciplined environment.

James Collins

Even though many people think that being a great leader means being ambitious and having a certain reputation, this is not true at all.

James Collins

Far more difficult than implementing change is figuring out what works, understanding why it works, grasping when to change, and knowing when not to.

James Collins