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Summary: A "Great" book
Review: One of the best books on leadership and management I've ever read. Thoroughly researched and packed with great stories.
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Summary: Good to Great Personally as Well
Review: The book motivated my thinking about my company but also about myself. I also read the Emotional Intelligence Quickbook which was recommended on the page and thought they were a good match to build personal excellence. Mr. Collins thoughts and research really motivate me to take the higher ground, and I've found that emotional intelligence is an excellent tool to do that because it is a great way to manage your behavior and your relationships to reach your dreams. I strongly recommend both books.
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Summary: Good principles, good to look for when joining a company
Review: This is a very insight, readable book. The author and his research team starts with two very basic questions. 1) Are there companies which were merely average for a long time, but then turn themselves around and become great companies with a sustainable track records? 2) And if so, what key factors do these companies have? The research team worked through several decades of stock market data and fine eleven companies which for more than 15 years have close to average returns, but then the companies change to have way above average returns for a long period of time. The main focus of the book is what do these eleven companies have that other companies don't have. The research team took a very scientifc attitude of what does the data say, instead of trying to force various theories to fit the data. They come up with seven key factors. The meat of the book the seven chapters covering each of these key factors. The author does a very good job of explaining the seven key factors, how they work, and why they work. The book is a fairly quick read and is packed with a ton of good ideas. All of the principles mentioned were explored in terms of how they helped businesses do better. Many of these principles can also be applied to individuals: develope integrity, figure out your hedgehog concept, be disciplined, and just keep on plodding. If you are interested in business, this is a good book to read.
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Summary: Great book - very well researched
Review: Good to Great is a Gr-reat book for all business types. It is very well researched and shows how companies achieved double digit growth. If your in business and interested in double digit growth, then I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: A modern day "In search of Excellence"
Review: For those who attended the business schools in the eighties or early nineties, "In search of Excellence" was equivalent to Bible telling all the success factors commonly found in almighty enterprises. "Good to Great" is likely to be a successor of it in the coming decade. Building on the premise that "Good to Great" is a transformation as a process of build up followed by breakthrough, broken into three broad stages S which can be further divided into two key concepts C (described below), all wrapped around by a concept called the flywheel that the whole process resembled relentlessly pushing a giant heavy flywheel in one direction building momentum until a point of breakthrough and beyond. S1) Disciplined people
C1) Level 5 leadership: Self effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy, more like Lincoln and Socrates than Patton or Caesar.
c2) First Who...Then What: First got the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats, then they figured out where to drive. People are not your most important asset. "The "right" people are. S2) Disciplined thought
C1) Confront the brutual facts (yet never lose faith)
C2) The Hedgehog concept: simplicity within the three circles - What you are deeply passionate about; What you can be the best in the world at; What drives your economic engine S3) Disciplined action
C1) A culture of discipline
C2) Technology accelerator: Never use technology as the primary means of igniting a transformation but to be pioneers in the application of carefully selected technologies. The above ideas may not be that "interesting", "extraordinary" or "ground-breaking" in a glance. However, rarely any successful business or business concept is, from hindsight, of course. Anyway, I would strongly recommend it to anyone who loves reading business books or needs to do copy and paste for their school work. Dont miss it. p.s. I dont know Jim Collins personally. Nevertheless, I envy those who work with him. He put a photo of his research team (with individual names specified) behind the content page. Apparently he really puts what he preaches into practice. That's admirable.
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Summary: New Information For Those Truly Interested In Leadership
Review: I will be short and to the point to give you some new information. Jim Collins did a certifiably brilliant job with "Good to Great". I have read it a number of times and often refer back to it and its reviews here on Amazon.com. In so doing, I did not feel above following the suggestion of a previous reviewer by reading a book for those who are truely interested in becoming first class leaders through understanding the core foundations of leadership. The book is called "West Point: Thomas Jefferson: Character Leadership Education" by Norman Thomas Remick. Though not in any way in competition with "Good to Great", which everyone should certainly read first, I highly recommend going on from there to read the Remick book. Like "Good to Great", it was incredible, but in an altogether different way.
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Summary: Record setting success via this advice
Review: I started a business in my community, a small southern town with a population of around 15,000 people. After reading and following the strategies in Good to Great, my business took off and I now own the #1 business of it's type in America from not even in the top 500 previously. We went from Good to Great. Thank you Mr. Collins!
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Summary: Great management guide
Review: If you are in business for yourself or in a management position, then I highly recommend this great book to take your business from Good to Great. I also recommend Million Dollar Habits by Brian Tracy a book which offers strategies that can double or triple your income.
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Summary: Good to Great; beyond mediocrity to greatness
Review: While Good To Great will help take you business from mediocrity to greatness, I also recommend Super Self, a great book by the late great Charles Givens that will take you personally from mediocricity to 10 feet tall and bullet proof. Great combination for personal and business success. Stand out over your competition.
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Summary: From Good to Great to Turbo Charged
Review: The company I work for has made a 180-degree turn around since reading and applying the advice in Good to Great. We also r ecommend Turbo Strategy by Brian Tracy to move from Good>Great>Turbo Charged. Good luck.
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