GOOD TO GREAT/COLLINS 39-42

41 The executive who ignited the transformations from gtg did not first figure out where to drive the bus and then get people to take it there. NO, they first got the right people on the bus (and the wrong people off the bus) and then figured out where to drive it. They said, in essence, "Look, I don't really know where we should take this bus. But I know this much: If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the right seats, and the wrong people off the bus, then we'll figure out how to take it someplace great."


42 The gtg leaders understood three simple truths. First, if you begin with "who", rather than "what", you can more easily adapt to a changing world. Second, if you have the right people on the bus, the problem of how to motivate and manage people largely goes away. The right people don't need to be tightly managed or fired up, they will be self-motivated by the inner drive to produce the best results and to be part of creating something great. Third, if you have the wrong people, it doesn't matter whether you discover the right direction; you still won't have a great company. Great vision without great people is irrelevant.

"injecting an endless stream of talent"