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 Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't :: 0066620996
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| 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 Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
Great book. A must read for everyone.....not only the CEOs. Gives you evidence based characteristics of good to great companies and people who turned them around.
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Author: Guest
I bought this book as a wife of a corporate executive with the intention of at least sounding like I was knowledgeable in the corporate world. I am happy to say after reading it; I can definitely hold my own. Even for the inexperienced, this is a very easy book to understand and gain knowledge. I especially like how he compares and gives examples so you really gain a thorough depiction of his data. It makes it that much easier to recall when the area under discussion arises-- as it has several times after reading the book.
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Author: Guest
I must admitt that I was a bit skeptical when I first bought this book, but I was pleasantly surprised when I began reading it. Only two years out of college, my mind still thinks like a student and I was very pleased to see that this book is written very much in a way that a student likes to read a book. Every chapter begins by building a foundation to the material that will be introduced in the chapter, then the main topic of the chapter is clearly explained with the main ideas of each chapter highlighted in text boxes throughout the chapter, and finally there is a summary of the key takeaways at the end of each chapter. The book itself is very well structured, as it follows a very logical progression from one idea to the next, and ends with a summary chapter as well as a comparison chapter between GOOD TO GREAT and BUILT TO LAST.
I found many topics in GOOD TO GREAT extremely helpful, namely the concept of the "Level 5 Leader" and that of "getting the right people on the bus and the wrong people off the bus first." I will truly try to continue my career adhering to these two concepts. The only reason why I found myself unable to rate this book a 5-star book is because upon finishing the book I found myself thinking that it was a bit unrealistic to perform every single item outlined in the book simultaneously, which according to Mr. Collins is the only way that you can achieve sustained great results in the long run.
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Author: Guest
This book was so good I bought 18 copies for our executive and senior management team - conveyed many important messages generally supported by research rather than an individuals theory or belief - and will assist companies looking to improve their performance
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Author: Guest
Great transaction. Paid for overnight delivery and as promised they were here the next day!
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