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”
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.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great
“Letting the wrong people hang around is unfair to all the right people, as they inevitably find themselves compensating for the inadequacies of the wrong people. Worse, it can drive away the best people. Strong performers are intrinsically motivated by performance, and when they see their efforts impeded by carrying extra weight, they eventually become frustrated.”
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.”
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.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“The difficult task is to marry relentless discipline with creativity, neither letting discipline inhibit creativity nor letting creativity erode discipline.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“Discipline, in essence, is consistency of action—consistency with values, consistency with long-term goals, consistency with performance standards, consistency of method, consistency over time. Discipline is not the same as regimentation. Discipline is not the same as measurement. Discipline is not the same as hierarchical obedience or adherence to bureaucratic rules. True discipline requires the independence of mind to reject pressures to conform in ways incompatible with values, performance standards, and long-term aspirations. For a 10Xer, the only legitimate form of discipline is self-discipline, having the inner will to do whatever it takes to create a great outcome, no matter how difficult.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“10Xers embrace a paradox of control and non-control. On the one hand, 10Xers understand that they face continuous uncertainty and that they cannot control, and cannot accurately predict, significant aspects of the world around them. On the other hand, 10Xers reject the idea that forces outside their control or chance events will determine their results; they accept full responsibility for their own fate. 10Xers then bring this idea to life by a triad of core behaviors: fanatic discipline, empirical creativity, and productive paranoia. Animating these three core behaviors is a central motivating force, Level 5 ambition.”
Inspired from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice, the insight highlights the three big advantages of a 20 Mile March.
“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.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice
“The idea that leading in a “fast world” always requires “fast decisions” and “fast action”—and that we should embrace an overall ethos of “Fast! Fast! Fast!”—is a good way to get killed. 10X leaders figure out when to go fast, and when not to.”