Good to Great
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4.5 • 977 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Built 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 companies that are not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? Are there those that convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? If so, what are the distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?
Over five years, Jim Collins and his research team have analyzed the histories of 28 companies, discovering why some companies make the leap and others don't. The findings include:
Level 5 Leadership: A surprising style, required for greatness.The Hedgehog Concept: Finding your three circles, to transcend the curse of competence.A Culture of Discipline: The alchemy of great results.Technology Accelerators: How good-to-great companies think differently about technology.The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Why those who do frequent restructuring fail to make the leap.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Originally published in 2001, Good to Great compiles five years’ worth of business analyst Jim Collins’ detailed research into why some companies consistently beat stock market averages. Some of Collins’ specific examples, like big-box electronics store Circuit City and financial institution Fannie Mae, are a little dated—but his basic principle remains relevant. Collins argues that humble and engaged management teams collaboratively working toward specific goals deliver more consistent results than showboating CEOs who are out for themselves. In this 2010 audiobook, Collins reads his own work, updating the material and answering questions that came up following the book’s initial publication.
Customer Reviews
Great insight, very analytical.
I did enjoy this book however I thought it to be a little hard to get into due to its analytical nature. It’s incredible how much research the author and his team put into this book, however, I found it to be almost a little bit too analytical, which for me made it a little hard to follow. To the authors credit, I believe this is where he was going with it. There’s not much emotion or opinion in this book. It’s all factual. This can be a good thing and also a detractor. Overall, it was a good book and I enjoyed it, but I did find myself excited for it to be done.
Leaders must!
Great for any business leader.
Great book and great reading style.
Compared to many other business book I appreciate that this one is based on hard data and facts. Many other books getting published today give you idealistic principles without any foundation. Jim Collins and his team make sure to do the opposite, they write only those principles they have found in the researches and studies.