Good to Great companies have ‘Level 5 Leadership’ So what were these characteristics? And what are the main lessons from ‘Good to Great’? 1. All the good to great companies shared the same characteristics. What’s fascinating is he concluded there was little difference when he compared and contrasted the larger companies with the smaller.
In response, Jim Collins went away and wrote ‘Great by Choice’ looking at smaller businesses who, as they’d scaled up, decided to be excellent.
If there was any criticism of ‘Good to Great’ when it first came out, it was that this longitudinal study of what made companies ‘great’ focused on larger organisations. I was struck again by his key themes because I think they’re so relevant to the journey our clients are on. You have to be careful not to lose the original detail and definition – like photocopying an image repeatedly until it fades. It’s good to go back to the source – particularly as some of the theories are often re-interpreted or given a certain spin by others. I’ve read ‘Good to Great’ and its follow-up ‘Great By Choice’ countless times, most recently over Christmas. Summary of Good to Great: What can we learn from Jim Collins’ Book? Now they form the basis of my coaching practice. The gems Jim Collins shared proved to be actionable during my time as MD at Rackspace as well as IT Lab and Peer 1. ‘Good to Great’ formed the foundation for all of these. There I was as a new Managing Director of a start-up, Rackspace UK, facing challenges and looking for tools. I first read it when it was published back in 2001 and shortly after I’d completed my MBA.
To say it transformed my way of thinking is an understatement. This seminal book had a profound influence on me. You must read them – particularly if you’re a CEO looking to grow your business. Jim Collins’ books – where do I start? They’re some of my favourite management books of all time. Urn:oclc:271610644 Scandate 20110720003531 Scanner on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook O元486275W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 91.46 Pages 330 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1775441792 Urn:lcp:goodtogreatwhyso00coll:epub:c3da35e8-ccec-4f2e-97e0-3f66b1181642 Extramarc University of Toronto Foldoutcount 0 Identifier goodtogreatwhyso00coll Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9w10045w Isbn 0066620996 Lccn 00102481Ģ001024818 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL17035731M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:39:16 Boxid IA1398821 Boxid_2 CH101801 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Containerid_2 X0001 Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition External-identifier
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