Going the Distance: Why Some Companies Dominate and Others Fail

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Summary: Very Useful in Everyday Business Life
Review: Going the Distance is a practical guide to facing complex business challenges in today's environment. The book uses easy to understand examples and graphic images to illustrate principles discussed in the book. The eight predictable challenges outlined along with the diagnosis tools provide an excellent sanity check. Chapters 10 & 11, which center on corporate governance and board oversight are must reads for any CEO. I'm recommending it to all of my clients.

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Summary: Insightful
Review: Going the Distance is an great guidebook for anyone in management. You'll understand the common traps, how to identify them and how to recover. What I like best is that the authors have years of real life experience in large corporations. They didn't just interview other people about what they have done, Kennedy and Moore have lived it. This is an excellent resource, especially in these economic times.

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Summary: Shared Knowledge and Success
Review: Kevin Kennedy and Mary Moore have put together a book that is interesting, thought provoking, and extremely knowledgable and comprehensive. Although the book uses high-tech examples, Kennedy successfuly makes a correlation to other industries helping the reader understand the in-depth information. Furthermore, there is a constant focus asking the reader to question their own business adventures. This allows them to gain insight and help improve their own businesses. The knowledge that Kennedy and Moore share is backed by years of experience and success in the business world and should be looked at carefully because it is very valuable.

Rating:
Summary: Shared Knowledge and Success
Review: Kevin Kennedy and Mary Moore have put together a book that is interesting, thought provoking, and extremely knowledgable and comprehensive. Although the book uses high-tech examples, Kennedy successfuly makes a correlation to other industries helping the reader understand the in-depth information. Furthermore, there is a constant focus asking the reader to question their own business adventures. This allows them to gain insight and help improve their own businesses. The knowledge that Kennedy and Moore share is backed by years of experience and success in the business world and should be looked at carefully because it is very valuable.

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Summary: A GREAT guide book from those who have been there
Review: This book is different than other business books that I have read in that
it offers practical advice easily applied to real every day situations. The
authors have lived these topics in real corporations instead of just
studying what others have done. It goes into great detail on how complexity
develops and how to protect innovation and develop learning cultures when it
does with "constant vigilance and adaptation". It outlines the ingredients
for leadership DNA and how that changes over time. It reviews the pitfalls
of corporate governance today and how to fix it for the future. "Going the
Distance: Why Some Companies Dominate and Others Fail" belongs in any
serious business persons library.