Good To Great CD 
Product Description: - Built to Last was a phenomenal success: It is a fair assumption that as the seminal importance of this audiobook begins to permeate the upper echelons of business and business schools...Collins and Porras will emerge as the gurus to watch over the next decade. The Director.Good to Great explores a whole new concept, backed by the rigorous research standards which gave Built to Last such an impact. 1. Good is the Enemy of Great -- the scope of the project 2. Level 5 Leadership -- the type of leader required, humble and ferocious 3. First Who ...Then What -- how companies set the foundation for their shift from good to great 4. Confront the Brutal Facts (Yet Never Lose Faith) -- the duality that leads to greatness 5.Hedgehog Concept -- how to find the one big thing your company must focus on 6. A Culture of Discipline -- the magical alchemy of great performance 7. Technology Accelerators -- technology is a trap, unless used right 8. The Flywheel and the Doom Loop -- how to build sustained momentum and avoid the new regime, new revolution doom loop 9. From Good to Great to Built to Last -- how to take a company from great to enduring great. Appendices:Good to Great in: the New Economy, non-Profits, Government, Investors, outside the US.Plus four research appendices
Customer Ratings: - Good not great. I bought this book because an organization I am involved with is using the G-to-G framework to focus its activities. Although the point of view is interesting, I think the contents of the book tend toward the superficial. They are indicative of an academic perspective lacking real world experience. The fact that a few years later some of these great companies are struggling or bankrupt further reduces any confidence in this particular paradigm.
- A Landmark Book on the Pathway to Peak Performance. I very much enjoyed reading Good to Great, but found it somewhat frustrating because it was not as prescriptive as Collin s previous book, Built to Last. Collins says that the books are really in the wrong order. Good to Great really should be read before Built to Last. Good to Great describes what it takes to become an outstanding company. Built to Last provides more of the leadership principles that make it happen.
The Clemmer Group has worked with a few management teams who have tried to use these books to move themselves from good to great. They used terms like getting people on and off the bus or The Hedgehog Concept, but weren t able to make things substantially better. Their implementation frustrations illustrate a much bigger Strategy Gap problem I see all the time.
The first part of the problem is that far too many management teams confuse strategy with execution. They think that having the plan or understanding a concept is doing it. The second part of the problem is that a good management team can t build a great organization. The place to start improving the organization is by improving the dynamics and effectiveness of the management team itself, to make them great. But it s a very rare team that is willing to look in that mirror. - So much for the Rock-Star CEO..... This book came as a result of some very data-intensive research by Jim Collins research team. After analyzing thousands of companies, they picked one dozen that seemed to make a sustained jump from a history of good performance to one of great performance. They found that in all cases but one, there was no external charismatic CEO, but rather a quiet, unassuming leader who caused the change to occur by an intense focus and discipline on measuring the core business.
I passed this along to an newly relocated executive, as it is an outstanding read for any executive transitioning into a new organization. - Re-evaluate your strengths. You can t go wrong adding this one to your personal library. Jim Collins s, Good to Great, details a great many elements of sound business practices. In a nutshell though, the overriding message was about the constant re-evaluation of your strengths. With the exception of Circuit City and a few others, the companies chronicled in this book grappled with the pertinent information about their companies, changed direction - which is harder than it sounds - and rebounded forcefully to the information presented. The CEO s of these companies deserve a huge amount of credit for helping their companies turn the tide of mediocrity. Another interesting nugget of information suggests nurturing existing personnel pays bigger dividends than firing them. Again, it s probably harder than it sounds but the information - at least, according to Jim Collins and his staff - seems to bare superior fruit. This book is full of juicy little helpful insights that make it a worthwhile purchase.
- good book. good material. I like the concept of the study. Might not change your life, but might change your way of thinking
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Good To Great CD (ID: 185686863X)
