Missed Jim Collins at today's keynote? Here are some of your colleagues' favorite Collins one-liners:

  • An organization isn't great until it can be great without you.
  • A true sign of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.
  • Leaders have to be paranoid (. . . and disciplined, and creative).
  • Stimulating progress is not giving up values.
  • One output of a great organization is superior performance relative to its mission.

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