Defining Greatness in Business

This chapter examines the attributes that distinguish truly great companies from those that are merely successful, focusing on leadership, impact, and enduring results. Through personal anecdotes and reflections on entrepreneurship, it emphasizes the importance of innovation and resilience in building organizations that thrive beyond their founders.

Transcript

chevron_right

Play full episode

chevron_right

Transcript

Episode notes

On today’s episode, we have a very special guest and that is researcher and author, Jim Collins. Jim is most well known for his books, such as Good to Great, Built to Last, How the Mighty Fall, Great by Choice, Turning the Flywheel BE.20, which have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Trey Lockerbie has been having a lot of conversations lately about the global macro environment, and while it can be an endlessly fascinating topic and a fun spectator sport, it’s important to never lose sight on the fact that as investors, we are investing in companies, and it’s important to study the different species of companies and what makes them great. There is no better expert on this topic than Jim.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

(00:09:14) The definition of greatness.
(00:35:28) What makes up a Level 5 leader.
(00:43:16) How much weight to put into innovation.
(00:51:32) What exactly is a flywheel effect?
(01:16:29) How luck plays into success and so much more.

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Jim Collins website.
Trey Lockerbie Twitter.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

Bluehost
Fintool
PrizePicks
Vanta
Onramp
SimpleMining
Fundrise
TurboTax

HELP US OUT!

Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

Get the app

Home Top podcasts Popular guests