Comments on: More Jim Collins http://www.yougottaclimb.com/2006/01/21/more-jim-collins/ blog about rock climbing in the news... Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary http://www.yougottaclimb.com/2006/01/21/more-jim-collins/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Gary Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:52:39 +0000 http://www.yougottaclimb.com/2006/01/21/more-jim-collins/#comment-2 Yeah, that who/what question is really throwing me for a loop, too. I'm also not completely sure if I agree with the failure/fallure concept. Perhaps it only applies in certain circumstances. Finally, I thought the really interesting thing I heard from him in the Charlie Rose interview was his comment around how companies with good fundamentals face change. It would seem that pertinent question is: "how do you bring about change when faced with the potential of disaster?" However, he also found that perhaps a more important question to explore was: "how do you have the wisdom to not panic, and to not deviate from the fundamentals?" It was also fascinating that he found that what makes a great business doesn't necessarily translate to what makes a great society. Yeah, that who/what question is really throwing me for a loop, too. I’m also not completely sure if I agree with the failure/fallure concept. Perhaps it only applies in certain circumstances.

Finally, I thought the really interesting thing I heard from him in the Charlie Rose interview was his comment around how companies with good fundamentals face change. It would seem that pertinent question is: “how do you bring about change when faced with the potential of disaster?”

However, he also found that perhaps a more important question to explore was: “how do you have the wisdom to not panic, and to not deviate from the fundamentals?”

It was also fascinating that he found that what makes a great business doesn’t necessarily translate to what makes a great society.

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