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Tag: Jim Collins

  • Are you an ENTREPRENEUR? Why is it worth marrying DISCIPLINE and ENTREPRENEURIAL spirit?

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins

    All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of discipline. When you have disciplined people, you don’t need hierarchy. When you have disciplined thought, you don’t need bureaucracy. When you have disciplined action, you don’ t need excessive controls. When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great performance.”

  • Is GREAT VISION the sole criterion for GREAT LEADERSHIP?

    Adopted from the following great insight shared Jim Collins

    Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”

  • Do you think GREATNESS is not your cup of tea?Think again..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins

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

  • Do you want to build a GREAT COMPANY? The first step is this..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins

    Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.”

  • Isn’t MEDIOCRITY encouraged in some workplaces?Agree?

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

    Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.”

  • If you want to create a GREAT WORK ENVIRONMENT, don’t make this MISTAKE..

    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.”

  • Why does BUREAUCRACY exist in a workplace?

    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.”

  • Why are so many of us GOOD , yet so few 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.”

  • Framework to incorporate CONSISTENCY in CREATIVITY..

    Framework to incorporate CONSISTENCY in CREATIVITY..

    Adopted from the great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great illustates the matrix to be consistently creative..

  • What makes a Level 5 leader more effective than a genius?

    What makes a Level 5 leader more effective than a genius?

    Adopted from the great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Good to Great, illustrates the subtle difference in approach..