Live Blogging Jim Collins III
More from Jim:
+There are no shortcuts to greatness...it is built day by day, year by year, decade by decade.
+Associations face a profound challenge in "getting the right people in the right seats on the bus." How do you make sure that your key seats (staff, volunteers and board) are filled with the right people?
+The leadership difference in great companies is not the presence of leadership itself, but the kind of leadership demonstrated. (Level 5 Leaders)
+In associations, there may be a "legislative" type of leadership, i.e., not executive leadership, but bridging different views to come up with the right decision, although not necessarily the consensus decision.
+The question of staff-driven or member-driven associations is the wrong question. Associations should be data-driven, intelligence-driven and acting on that data.
+Ask your staff or board, "What do we mean by great results?"
+Your most powerful motivational tool might be an Excel spreadsheet. (Personally, I find that pretty hard to believe. ;>)
+The move from great to good occurs when you refuse to accept the brutal facts and refuse to engage in dialogue and debate about them.
+The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change, but chronic inconsistency, i.e., preserve the core while stimulating progress.
+It is not just being a change agent that makes you great. You must also be a continuity agent.
+How many of you have a to do list? How many of you have a stop doing list?
+The importance of "disciplined people engaging in disciplined thought and taking disciplined action."