Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great
“The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.”
Category: Motivational
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This is why GOOD is the biggest enemy of GREAT
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great
“Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don’t have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don’t have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.”
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When an idea has this ingredient it is sure to stand out
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Tribes
“In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn’t necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it.”
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Right from the caveman times this leadership philosophy has not changed
Adopted from the following great insight shared Seth Godin from his book Tribes
“A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate”
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This is why we judge a person by the WORLDVIEW he adopts
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars
“A worldview is the lens used to look at every decision a person is asked to make”
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Do consumers always buy stuff they NEED?This explains
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars
“If consumers have everything they need, there’s nothing left to buy except stuff that they want. And the reason they buy stuff they want is because of the way it makes them feel.”
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When faced with adversity adopting this mindset indeed helps
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“Accomplishing a 20 Mile March, consistently, in good times and bad, builds confidence. Tangible achievement in the face of adversity reinforces the 10X perspective: we are ultimately responsible for improving performance. We never blame circumstance; we never blame the environment.”
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When faced with CHANGE we should not obsess with just the implementation, this is why
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“Far more difficult than implementing change is figuring out what works, understanding why it works, grasping when to change, and knowing when not to.”
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This is why “20 Mile Marchers” consistently win
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“WHY 20 MILE MARCHERS WIN 20 Mile Marching helps turn the odds in your favor for three reasons: 1. It builds confidence in your ability to perform well in adverse circumstances. 2. It reduces the likelihood of catastrophe when you’re hit by turbulent disruption. 3. It helps you exert self-control in an out-of-control environment.”
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The importance of operating within the bounds of a “20 Mile March”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“If you want to achieve consistent performance, you need both parts of a 20 Mile March: a lower bound and an upper bound, a hurdle that you jump over and a ceiling that you will not rise above, the ambition to achieve and the self-control to hold back. ”