This document discusses ideas from several business leaders and authors. [1] It discusses Jim Collins' work on building great companies and emphasizes the importance of having the right people. [2] It also discusses Tony Hsieh's view that problems are opportunities for growth and the importance of open communication and adapting to change. [3] Additionally, it mentions Jeff Jarvis' view that simplicity is complex ideas presented clearly, as well as Jim Collins' view that having meaningful work is important for a great life.

1. Fagfokus, av og med
Tom Erik Frydenlund

2. Jim Collins
•Good To Great
•How The Mighty Fall
•Great By Choice
• Build To Last

3. •The 20 mile march
•Amundsen og Scott
•Løpe over USA

4. Bad decisions made with good intentions,
are still bad decisions

5. The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for
incompetence
and lack of discipline

6. We cannot predict the future
But we can create it

7. Greatness is not a function of circumstance
Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of
conscious choice, and discipline

8. A company should limit its growth
based on its ability to attract enough
of the right people

9. A culture of discipline is not a
principle of business, it is a principle
of greatness

10. Great vision without great people is
irrelevant

11. I don't know where we should take this
company, but I do know that if I start with
the right people, ask them the right
questions, and engage them in vigorous
debate, we will find a way to make this
company great

12. What separates people is not the presence or
absence of difficulty, but how they deal with the
inevitable difficulties of life

13. Jim Collins
• Getting the Right People on the Bus
• “Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right
seats.”
• It’s All about the Right People
• The right people have personal values that closely align with a company’s core values. They can
articulate these values and are willing to promote and spread them to others.
• The right people do not have to be tightly managed. They expect delegation, and don’t thrive in a
control-oriented hierarchy.
• The right people understand they don’t have a job; they have a responsibility to achieve
results. When you fly, do you want the air traffic controller to have a job directing airplanes, or a
responsibility to land planes safely?
• The right people do what they say they will do and want to be held accountable for results. They
are careful about what they commit to and deliver 100% on their commitments.
• The right people practice “window/mirror thinking”. When things go well they are transparent,
pointing out success factors in others and not taking all the glory. When things don’t go well, the
glass window becomes a mirror they face, and take responsibility.
• The right people have a real passion for the company and the work it doe

14. Tony Hsieh
Problems are just mile markers
Each one we pass means we’ve
gotten better

15. Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness
• Open, honest communication is the best foundation for any relationship, but
remember that at the end of the day it’s not what you say or what you do, but
how you make people feel that matters the most
• I believe that there’s something interesting about anyone and everyone – you just
have to figure out what that something is.
• Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies
that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren’t able to adapt to change
and respond quickly enough
• My advice is to stop trying to "network" in the traditional business sense, and
instead just try to build up the number and depth of your friendships, where the
friendship itself is its own reward. The more diverse your set of friendships are,
the more likely you'll derive both personal and business benefits from your
friendship later down the road. You won't know exactly what those benefits will
be, but if your friendships are genuine, those benefits will magically appear 2-3
years later down the road

16. Jeff Jarvis – What would Google Do
Simplicity is complexity well done

17. Jim Collins
For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life
unless it is a meaningful life
And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life
without meaningful work