Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by Jim Collins
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Author: Jim CollinsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10
ISBN: 0066620996
Number of pages: 300
Publisher: Collins Business
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Book Review: Straight to the fundamentals
Summary: 5 Stars
Too many books (and managers) focus on details and techniques, while Jim Collins has instead identified through research the fundamental basics of great companies and why they are different to those who are simply good. Not only does this book appear well researched, but it also fits with the personal experience I have had in successful and less successful companies. A good manager selects and then works with a very capable team to build great results, rather than the often egocentric self-serving behaviour of many managers. The book presents the steps common to all the good companies who become great, it details how those steps were carried out in the different companies, however it does so in a way that is fascinating and not too long winded. I polled friends who have worked at some of these companies and they did indeed agree with the books finding.This book has an interesting relationship to Jim's previous book "Built to Last" in that it shows how to turn a good company into a great one, while in many respects "Built to Last" is a sequel useful for maintaining that greatness.
Jim explains how the knowledge contained in the book can be applied to other purposes than simply building great companies, why not apply this guidance to your local sports team or other personal interests?
I thoroughly recommend this book and would certainly hope that it is read by all managers who are senior to me!
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