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Tag: Good to Great

  • Innovation is INCOMPLETE without..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    Innovation without discipline leads to disaster”

  • This is why a leader’s unwavering focus on REALITY counts..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    The moment a leader allows himself to become the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse. This is one of the key reasons why less charismatic leaders often produce better long-term results than their more charismatic counterparts. Indeed,”

  • This is the BEST judge of first-rate intelligence!!

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

  • GREATNESS is a function of..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

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

  • Charismatic leaders beware..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    Charisma can be as much a liability as an asset, as the strength of your leadership personality can deter people from bringing you the brutal facts.”

  • GREATNESS can’t be BOUGHT..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    While you can buy your way to growth, you absolutely cannot buy your way to greatness.”

  • Learning to stay away from this LEADERSHIP MISTAKE..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    The moment a leader allows himself to become the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse. This is one of the key reasons why less charismatic leaders often produce better long-term results than their more charismatic counterparts. Indeed,”

  • As per STOCKDALE, this is what separates the BEST from the REST..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    What separates people, Stockdale taught me, is not the presence or absence of difficulty, but how they deal with the inevitable difficulties of life.”

  • High impact leaders have never wanted to be “LARGER than LIFE” heroes..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    The good-to-great leaders never wanted to become larger-than-life heroes. They never aspired to be put on a pedestal or become unreachable icons. They were seemingly ordinary people quietly producing extraordinary results.”

  • This is what happens when we bring the HEDGEHOG CONCEPT to life..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great

    When [what you are deeply passionate about, what you can be best in the world at and what drives your economic engine] come together, not only does your work move toward greatness, but so does your life. For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life”