214 Quotes by James C. Collins

Throw leaders into an extreme environment, and it will separate the stark differences between greatness and mediocrity.

Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why.

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.

Discipline is consistency of action.

I am not failing - I am growing! Do you have the ability to reframe failure as growth in order to achieve your goals?

Discipline should amplify creativity rather than stifle it.

If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.

How can you succeed by helping others succeed? We succeed at our very best only when we help others succeed.

We learned that a former prisoner of war had more to teach us about what it takes to find a path to greatness than most books on corporate strategy.