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To find the keys to greatness, Collins s 21 person research team read and coded 6,000 articles, generated than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and created 384 megabytes of computer data in a five year project The findings will surprise many readers and, quite frankly, upset others.The ChallengeBuilt to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning But what about the company that is not born with great DNA How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness The StudyFor years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long term mediocrity or worse into long term superiority And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great The StandardsUsing tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years How great After the leap, the good to great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world s greatest companies, including Coca Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck The ComparisonsThe research team contrasted the good to great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great What was different Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good The FindingsThe findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice The findings include Level 5 Leaders The research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness.The Hedgehog Concept Simplicity within the Three Circles To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence.A Culture of Discipline When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results Technology Accelerators Good to great companies think differently about the role of technology.The Flywheel and the Doom Loop Those who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap. 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Collins ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr First and foremost, Good to Great has no breakthrough concepts to offer Collins is good at inventive metaphors and catch phrases to push concepts through but ultimately there is really nothing counter intuitive or revolutionary about the results of this study.That said, the concepts in the book might still be valuable for managers, CEOs and other professionals Here is a brief summary of the book and a short tour on how to take your company from Good to Great Think of this as a time line to be First and foremost, Good to Great has no breakthrough concepts to offer Collins is good at inventive metaphors and catch phrases to push concepts through but ultimately there is really nothing counter intuitive or revolutionary about the results of this study.That said, the concepts in the book might still be valuable for managers, CEOs and other professionals Here is a brief summary of the book and a short tour on how to take your company from Good to Great Think of this as a time line to be followed First step is To have A Level 5 Leader A self effacing leader A humble leader with a strong drive and indefatigable will for perfection Someone who puts the company over personal success and never clamors for the limelight.Second Step is To First decide the Who question and then the What Question So have a Level 5 Leader Who then picks a great management t...This book by Jim Collins is one of the most successful books to be found in the Business section of your local megabookstore, and given how it purports to tell you how to take a merely good company and make it great, it s not difficult to see why that might be so Collins and his crack team of researchers say they swam through stacks of business literature in search of info on how to pull this feat off, and came up with a list of great companies that illustrate some concepts central to the puz This book by Jim Collins is one of the most successful books to be found in the Business section of your local megabookstore, and given how it purports to tell you how to take a merely good company and make it great, it s not difficult to see why that might be so Collins and his crack team of researchers say they swam through stacks of business literature in search of info on how to pull this feat off, and came up with a list of great companies that illustrate some concepts central to the puzzle They also present for eac...Here are Jim Collins seven characteristics of companies that went from good to great 1 Level 5 Leadership Leaders who are humble, but driven to do what s best for the company.2 First Who, Then What Get the right people on the bus, then figure out where to go Finding the right people and trying them out in different positions.3 Confront the Brutal Facts The Stockdale paradox Confront the brutal truth of the situation, yet at the same time...People often ask, what motivates you to undertake these huge research projects It s a good question The answer is curiosity There is nothing I findexciting than picking a question that I don t know the answer to and embarking on a quest for answers It s deeply satisfying to climb into the boat, like Lewis and Clark, and head west,saying, We don t know what we will find when we get the...Good to Great Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don t, James C Collins 2006 Good to Great Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don t, James C Collins 2006 1383 301 9648148031 1384 1386 1387 1388 9789648148039 1386 1389 1392 21 1395 336 97860071...Why Indie Authors Should Read Business BooksI am finally pursuing my lifelong passion of becoming an author, and writing is a business, so I needed to invest in myself I figured the bible of the business world would have some interesting things to say After all, a business of one is still a business and who wouldn t enjoy the leap from mediocrity to longevity The book made it clear that building a great business isn t just about a great leader who exits the...Just 12 21 2011 re read the book and love the concepts But I knocked a star off of my rating since during this re read I felt like the author puffed up the findings and, indirectly, himself Sure, good to great principles seem to be true, insightful, and necessary for a transformation I even found that re reading this book helped me to realize I was being quite undisciplined in my use of time trying to create momentum by doing, doing, doing instead of unplugging extraneous junk But I do Just 12 21 2011 re read the book and love the concepts But I knocked a star off of my rating since during this re read I felt like the author puffed up the findings and, indirectly, himself Sure, good to great principles seem to be true, insightful, and necessary for a transformation I even found that...I hope I don t get fired for not thinking this was the greatest book ever Honestly, business books are not exactly my cup of tea This book started off really interesting The author talks about habits that great companies use to keep their companies run smoothly Many of the suggestions the author give...I have no idea how much Jim Collins knows about business management, but it is clear he s mastered the art of writing a popular business management book The way I see it, the steps involved are State up front what the themes are, but disguise at least a few of them with cryptic labels that portend greater meaning to those who venture further Who wouldn t read on when enticed by the promise of the lowly hedgehog s secret for success or how Admiral Stockdale s paradoxical key to survival a I have no idea how much Jim Collins knows about business management, but it is clear he s mastered the art of writing a popular business management book The way I see it, the steps involved are State up front what the themes are, but disguise at least a few of them with cryptic labels that portend greater meaning to those who venture further Who wouldn t read on when enticed by the promise of the lowly hedgehog s secret for success or how Admiral Stockdale s paradoxical key to survival as a P.O.W can be applied for corporate gain Supply lots of lists, charts, and visuals Venn diag...I was hoping this book would give me some guidelines to remember when I start my own business There were a few good points, but nothing compelling Reading this book wasn t a very good use of my time.Tips from the book First Who, then WhatFirst, get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off it , then figure out where to drive Having the right people in the company isimportant than deciding what the company will do, because the right people will help make that decision anyway I was hoping this book would give me some guidelines to remember when I start my own business There were a few good points, but nothing compelling Reading this book wasn t a very good use of my time.Tips from the book First Who, then WhatFirst, get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off it , then figure out where ...

Good to Great
  • English
  • 10 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0066620996
  • James C. Collins
  • Good to Great