Jim Collins Audio Clips

You Don't Need to Be Big to Be Great

The Wrong People Can't Be Motivated to Do the Right Thing

Work-Life Balance and the Level 5 Leader

Why You Can't Get a Yellow Shirt

Why Built to Last Is the Wrong Title

What Is Important About a Personal Council or Board of Directors?

What About Luck?

What About Companies that Stumble?

The Way You Confront the Brutal Facts Can Mean the Difference Between Good and Great

Trying to Motivate People is a Waste of Time

The Three Circles and the Resource Engine

Thinking About Your Economic Denominator

The Story of Starbucks' Journey to Find its BHAG

The Stockdale Paradox

The Solution Is Not to Be More Like a Business

The Social Sectors' Compelling Advantage: The Desperate Craving for Meaning in Our Lives

The Role of Strategic Planning as a Mechanism for Disciplined Thought

Revolution at Egg...

The Pursuit of Greatness Is a Journey that Never Ends

The Power of the Comparison Analysis

The Path to the Book Good to Great Began with a Question

Money Is a Commodity; Talent Is Not

"The Moment You Begin to Think of Yourself as Great, You've Lost It"

Managing Expectations Before Breakthrough

The Level 5 Evolution

Lack of Resources Is No Excuse for Lack of Rigor

It Really Matters that You Have Core Values. It Really Doesn't Matter What They Are!

Is Level 5 Learnable?

The Inverse Relationship of Leadership and Power

The Importance of Distinguishing Inputs from Outputs

"If We Only Have Great Companies, We Will Merely Have a Prosperous Society - Not a Great One"

I Am a Recovering Leadership Atheist

A Hypothesis: Executive and Legislative Leadership

How to Find Your Personal Hedgehog Concept

How to Find Your Company's Three Circles

How Do You Do "Stop Doing?"

How Companies Go from Good to Great to Irrelevant

Harnessing the Flywheel

Greatness Is a Matter of Conscious Choice and Discipline

Good Is the Enemy of Great

Getting Your Core Values Right

Getting the Right People on the Bus - And the Wrong People Off the Bus - In a Family Business

Getting the Right People in the Right Seats over Time

Getting People Off the Bus

"Getting Back to Values, and Other Lessons from IBM"

GE and the Process Hedgehog

A Funny Thing Happens Around Level 5 Leaders

Funding: Time-Telling Vs. Clock-Building

The Fundamental Inputs to Create Superior Performance

The Five Key Things to Consider When Looking for the Right People