Podcast Notes Playlist: Business

#67 Jim Collins: Keeping the Flywheel in Motion


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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways
  • The absolute best company leaders are able to dissolve their ego into the company and develop a sense of humility far above the rest
  • Focus on your decision-making process, not the outcome
    • Remember: You can make the right decision and still have a bad outcome
  • We live in a probabilistic world and our brains aren’t wired for it
  • “We tend to think that we are rational because we’re smart, but deep down, feelings win”– Jim Collins
    • As logical as people are, humans are emotional beings at their core
  • Try to change every ‘what’ decision into a ‘who’ decision
    • Not – “‘What should we do about this cybersecurity threat?’
      • But, – “Who should we have involved in it?”
    • Not – “What should we do about this investment decision?”
      • But – “Who should we have involved in it?”
  • “What we’ve found is that the most durable results happen as a series of good decisions that accumulate one upon another over a very long period of time. This creates a massive compounding effect.” – Jim Collins
    • This is also known as a flywheel principle – small actions over time compound to create massive results
  • Look for situations in life where you can fire bullets (try things), aim and calibrate (make sure you’re getting good results), and then fire a cannonball (go all-in)


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An earnest student and powerful teacher, mega best-selling author Jim Collins goes under the hood and shows what all enduring companies have in common. We talk luck, leadership, and business longevity. 

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