Good is the enemy of great.James C. Collins
The good-to-great companies made a habit of putting their best people on their biggest opportunities, not their biggest problems.James C. Collins
The Hedgehog Concept is not a goal to be the best, a strategy to be the best, an intention to be the best, a plan to be the best. It is an understanding of what you can be the best at.James C. Collins
If you have the wrong people, it doesn't matter whether you discover the right direction; you still won't have a great company. Great vision without great people is irrelevant.James C. Collins
Good-to-great companies did not focus principally on what to do to become great; they focused equally on what not to do and what to stop doing.James C. Collins
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.James C. Collins
The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake.James C. Collins
Greatness is not a destination but a continuous journey that never ends.James C. Collins
The comparison companies remained just as disciplined about what not to do.James C. Collins
The only truly reliable source of stability is a strong inner core and the willingness to change and adapt everything except that core.James C. Collins