In 2001 Jim Collins published his classic book, Good to Great.

Chapter three in that book is called "First Who...Then What."

That chapter included what may be the most famous metaphor in all of leadership: The Bus.

"The good-to-great leaders began the transformation by first getting the right people on the bus (and the wrong people off the bus) and then figured out where to drive it."

For over twenty years, leaders worldwide have been using this metaphor.

"Who do we need to get on The Bus?"
"Who needs to get off The Bus?"


In this episode, we ask, "is The Bus still a thing?"

Is this metaphor outdated, or is it still helpful?

Dust off that old DVD of the Keanu Reeves / Sandra Bullock classic Speed and enjoy our conversation about The Bus.