James C. Collins: Quotes about people

James C. Collins is American business consultant and writer. Explore interesting quotes on people.

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“For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect, we cannot possibly have a great life.”

James C. Collins book Good to Great

Highlighted section cited in: Lisa Marshall (2004), Speak the Truth and Point to Hope: The Leader's Journey to Maturity. p. 32
Good to Great, 2001
Context: For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect, we cannot possibly have a great life. But if we spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect – people we really enjoy being on the bus with and who will never disappoint us – then we will almost certainly have a great life, no matter where the bus goes. The people we interviewed from the good-to-great companies clearly loved what they did, largely because they loved who they did it with.

“Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”

James C. Collins

Source: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

“A company should limit its growth based on its ability to attract enough of the right people.”

James C. Collins

Source: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

“I don't know where we should take this company, but I do know that if I start with the right people, ask them the right questions, and engage them in vigorous debate, we will find a way to make this company great.”

James C. Collins

“Put your best people on your biggest opportunities, not your biggest problems. In”

James C. Collins book Good to Great

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.”