Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by: Jim Collins
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Outline's Best of 2001 Five years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?" In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last, concludes tha
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Five years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good companybecome a great company and if so, how?" In Good to GreatCollins, the author of Built to Last,concludes that it is possible, but finds there are no silverbullets. Collins and his team of researchers began their quest bysorting through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that madesubstantial improvements in their performance over time. They finallysettled on 11--including Fannie Mae, Gillette, Walgreens, and WellsFargo--and discovered common traits that challenged many of theconventional notions of corporate success. Making the transition fromgood to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latesttechnology, innovative change management, or even a fine-tunedbusiness strategy. At the heart of those rare and truly greatcompanies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoteddisciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner. Pepperedwith dozens of stories and examples from the great and not so great,the book offers a well-reasoned road map to excellence that anyorganization would do well to consider. Like Built to Last,Good to Great is one of those books that managers and CEOs willbe reading and rereading for years to come. --Harry C. Edwards
Outline's Best of 2001 Five years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?" In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last, concludes tha
Amazon.com Review:
Five years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good companybecome a great company and if so, how?" In Good to GreatCollins, the author of Built to Last,concludes that it is possible, but finds there are no silverbullets. Collins and his team of researchers began their quest bysorting through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that madesubstantial improvements in their performance over time. They finallysettled on 11--including Fannie Mae, Gillette, Walgreens, and WellsFargo--and discovered common traits that challenged many of theconventional notions of corporate success. Making the transition fromgood to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latesttechnology, innovative change management, or even a fine-tunedbusiness strategy. At the heart of those rare and truly greatcompanies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoteddisciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner. Pepperedwith dozens of stories and examples from the great and not so great,the book offers a well-reasoned road map to excellence that anyorganization would do well to consider. Like Built to Last,Good to Great is one of those books that managers and CEOs willbe reading and rereading for years to come. --Harry C. Edwards
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- Great Book.......Slow shipping!!!!!!!!!
Very nice product....
Very slow shipping.
Just took a very long time to ship it to me.....
Rating: - Still Great and Relevant 10 Years Later!
This one's been on my "to read" list for years until I finally got around to it recently.I always wanted to know what differentiated a truly great company from the also-rans.The book is incredibly well researched and details what makes a great leader, for example.Surprisingly the "Level 5" leaders were the lower key executives - not at all like Steve Jobs. These CEO's also placed a premium on getting the "right people on the bus" and found ways to keep them motivated so they'd stay at the ... Read More
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- Good to Great to Gone
I just re-read Good to Great by Jim Collins. I wanted to see if the same principles that applied to great companies in 2001 still applied today in the wake of the economic recession we are in. I actually found that they still do apply even though some of the companies, Circuit City and Fannie Mae, have not faired so well.
A good sequel would be to look at all the companies profiled and see where they are 10 years later and in the case of Circuit City how did they go from Good to Great ... Read More
Rating: - Actionable information!
This book contains actionable information, which is not something I can say for many of the business-oriented books I read. I started using the principles before I was even halfway into it! Indisputable research forms the foundation for Collins' findings and assertions. Good stuff!
Rating: - Normally I hate to read these kind of books
Normally I hate to read corporate books and what makes a great leader and a great company. Even though Good to Great belongs in this genre, I simply love it, because it is in total line with how I have thought for most my adult life. In order to be great (as individual or company) you have to have a hedgehog concept. What is that? Here's a quote from the book
Are you a hedgehog or a fox? In a famous essay " The Hedgehog and the Fox," Isaiah Berlin divided the world into hedgehogs and foxes, ... Read More
- Great Book.......Slow shipping!!!!!!!!!Very nice product....
Very slow shipping.
Just took a very long time to ship it to me.....
Rating:
- Still Great and Relevant 10 Years Later!This one's been on my "to read" list for years until I finally got around to it recently.I always wanted to know what differentiated a truly great company from the also-rans.The book is incredibly well researched and details what makes a great leader, for example.Surprisingly the "Level 5" leaders were the lower key executives - not at all like Steve Jobs. These CEO's also placed a premium on getting the "right people on the bus" and found ways to keep them motivated so they'd stay at the ... Read More
Rating:
- Good to Great to GoneI just re-read Good to Great by Jim Collins. I wanted to see if the same principles that applied to great companies in 2001 still applied today in the wake of the economic recession we are in. I actually found that they still do apply even though some of the companies, Circuit City and Fannie Mae, have not faired so well.
A good sequel would be to look at all the companies profiled and see where they are 10 years later and in the case of Circuit City how did they go from Good to Great ... Read More
Rating:
- Actionable information!This book contains actionable information, which is not something I can say for many of the business-oriented books I read. I started using the principles before I was even halfway into it! Indisputable research forms the foundation for Collins' findings and assertions. Good stuff!
Rating:
- Normally I hate to read these kind of booksNormally I hate to read corporate books and what makes a great leader and a great company. Even though Good to Great belongs in this genre, I simply love it, because it is in total line with how I have thought for most my adult life. In order to be great (as individual or company) you have to have a hedgehog concept. What is that? Here's a quote from the book
Are you a hedgehog or a fox? In a famous essay " The Hedgehog and the Fox," Isaiah Berlin divided the world into hedgehogs and foxes, ... Read More
