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“Put your best people on your biggest opportunities, not your biggest problems. In”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

“Yes, the world is changing, and will continue to do so. But that does not mean we should stop the search for timeless principles. Think of it this way: While the practices of engineering continually evolve and change, the laws of physics remain relatively fixed. I like to think of our work as a search for timeless principles—”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

“Pitney’s first management meeting of the new year typically consisted of about fifteen minutes discussing the previous year (almost always superb results) and two hours talking about the “scary squiggly things” that might impede future results.28 Pitney Bowes sales meetings were quite different from the “aren’t we great” rah-rah sales conferences typical at most companies: The entire management team would lay itself open to searing questions and challenges from salespeople who dealt directly with customers.29”
― James C. Collins, 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.) 2.”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't