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  • This quote follows from the Hedgehog Concept

    The Hedgehog Concept as mentioned by Jim Collins in his book Good to Great consists of the following three principles..

    The goal of a great individual or organization is to focus at the intersection point of the three circles which are as follows..

    1. What you do are you deeply PASSIONATE about
    2. What you do are you BEST in the WORLD at
    3. Is the strategy economically viable

    “You can be passionate all you want, but if you can’t be the best at it or it doesn’t make economic sense, then you might have a lot of fun, but you won’t produce great results.”

  • This quote wonderfully highlights a bureaucratic environment

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s great quotes , the following quote endorses Jim Collins’s finding in book Good to Great that bureaucratic environments would not arise if the right people are put in the right place..

    “The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline–a problem that largely goes away if you have the right people in the first place.”

  • This quote explains how to detect HIRING MISTAKES

    Adopted from the following great quote of Jim Collins , author of Good to Great..

    “The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. The best people don’t need to be managed. Guided, taught, led–yes. But not tightly managed.”

  • This quote explains how Level 5 leaders constructively channelize their ego

    Adopted from the following great quote of Jim Collins from the book Good to Great..

    Level 5 leaders are visionary leaders who transform good companies into great and iconic companies..

    “Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It’s not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious–but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.”

  • This quote explains that Greatness is a function of………….

    Adopted from the following quote of Jim Collins , author of book Good to Great..

    “Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline.”

  • Extending machine learning to human interactions

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s great quotes..

    “The way you engage with your customers (students/bosses/peers) trains them on what to expect from interactions with you.”

  • This quote is a masterclass on “creating the perfect work culture”

    Adopted from the following great quote of Seth Godin..

    “Create a culture where peers inspire peers, in which each employee acts like a leader, pushing the culture forward. People like us do things like this. People like us, care.”

  • This quote highlights the importance of on boarding the right people

    Jim Collins in his book Good to Great mentions the following as an important strategy adopted by leaders in great companies-

    Taking the wrong people off the bus and on boarding the right people on the bus for sustainable success..

    The same has been echoed by Seth Godin in this following quote of his..

    “If you’ve got people on your bus who are headed somewhere you have no intention of going, today might be a good day for them to get off the bus.”

  • This quote highlights why GREAT LEADERS are eternal OPTIMISTS

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s great leadership quotes..

    “Hope without a strategy doesn’t generate leadership. Leadership comes when your hope and your optimism are matched with a concrete vision of the future and a way to get there.” 

  • This quote very aptly highlights the biggest obstacle to CHANGE

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s inspirational quotes..

    “The largest enemy of change and leadership isn’t a ‘no,’ it’s a ‘not yet.’ ‘Not yet’ is the safest, easiest way to forestall change.”