- Title
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
- Author
- Collins, Jim
- Publisher
- Collins
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 0066620996
Curriculum and Classification
- Subject
- MainCurriculum
- SubCurriculum
- Semester
Abstract
Amazon review
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 that it is possible, but finds there are no silver bullets. Collins and his team of researchers began their quest by sorting through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that made substantial improvements in their performance over time. They finally settled on 11--including Fannie Mae, Gillette, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo--and discovered common traits that challenged many of the conventional notions of corporate success. Making the transition from good to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latest technology, innovative change management, or even a fine-tuned business strategy. At the heart of those rare and truly great companies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoted disciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner. Peppered with dozens of stories and examples from the great and not so great, the book offers a well-reasoned road map to excellence that any organization would do well to consider. Like Built to Last, Good to Great is one of those books that managers and CEOs will be reading and rereading for years to come. --Harry C. Edwards
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Recommended by Peter MacLeod
2007-02-25, by Paul Natorp
Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap ... and others don't (by Jim Collins)
Jim Collins book Good to Great answers the question: “Can a good company become a great company, and, if so, how?” Good to Great teaches how even the dowdiest of companies can make the leap to outperform market leaders. Jim Collins suggests a number of very concrete questions to consider when planning your success. His idea about the Hedgehog Concept has been a part of the KaosPilot toolbox for years. It is an operating model that reflects understanding of three intersecting circle: What you can be the best in the world at, what you are deeply passionate about, and what best drives your economic or resource engine. This is a must read for the wannabe-successful-entrepreneur.