Tag: jim collins quotes
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Are you BUILDING a STARTUP? A MUST READ
The following framework has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great and shows the journey and steps needed to make the transition from GOOD to GREAT
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An ORGANISATION’S JOURNEY from being GOOD to GREAT..
Every great company undertakes the journey shown as steps in the following snapshot adopted from Jim Collins’s Good to Great 1. Use HEDGEHOG CONCEPT to be in the right business 2. Fire BULLETS then CANNONBALL to validate its STRATEGY 3. Build a culture of TRUST and EMPOWER employees 4. The FLYWHEEL builds MOMENTUM
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How can BETTER PREPAREDNESS give you MORE LUCK?
In Jim Collins’s best seller Great by Choice the following beautiful quote from the great man Roald Amundsen makes it clear how BETTER PREPAREDNESS is closely intertwined with SUCCESS.. “Victory awaits him who has everything in order = LUCK people call it. DEFEAT is CERTAIN for him who has NEGLECTED to take the necessary PRECAUTIONS…
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DON’T be a GENIUS LEADER with THOUSAND FOLLOWERS for this REASON..
The following leadership insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s best seller Good to Great. Great organizations led by LEVEL 5 leaders, first get the RIGHT PEOPLE on the BUS before deciding on the answers to the STRATEGY related questions. Thus these organizations answer the “WHO” related questions before taking the “WHAT” related decisions. On…
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The LEVEL 5 leadership PARADOX.
The following insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great.. “LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP is a PARADOXICAL MIX of PERSONAL HUMILITY and PROFESSIONAL WILL.“ Jim Collins’s book Good to Great
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As an ENTREPRENEUR, are you STRUGGLING with PEOPLE decisions?
The following insight adopted from Jim Collins’s best seller Good to Great throws light on the THREE principles that can be adopted from entrepreneurs to improve their people related decisions. When in DOUBT do NOT HIRE – Keep Looking If you FEEL you need to MAKE a PEOPLE change, ACT. Put your BEST PEOPLE in…
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Troubled by BUREAUCRACY? Watch out for these worrying signs.
The following insight shared by Jim Collins mentions the sole reason for existence of BUREAUCRACY in a a workplace.. “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.” Adopted from Jim Collins’s great quotes Watching out…
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Is the “20 Mile March” just a philosophy?
The following insight shared by Jim Collins in his book good to Great illuminates us on the traits of a 20 MILE MARCH which is religiously practiced by top performers to achieve consistently great results. The 20 Mile March is more than a philosophy. It’s about having concrete, clear, intelligent, and rigorously pursued performance mechanisms…
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Why “FIRE BULLETS THEN CANNONBALLS” guarantees long term SUCCESS?
The following insight adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice shows why taking small bets is the preferred approach to achieve long term success by building on the small bets and taking a big bang approach after the small bets succeed. This is a proven methodology based on research done by Jim Collins for…
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The BIGGEST PROOF of a HIRING MISTAKE..
The following insight shared by Jim Collins is a masterstroke and illuminates us on the reason why underperformers are hired in any organization. “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.” Adopted from…