Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make The Leap...and Others Don't - Softcover

Collins, James C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0066621003 ISBN 13: 9780066621005

Publisher: Harperbusiness, 2005

Synopsis

The author of Built to Last uses his research on the Fortune 500 to create a blueprint for turning good companies into spectacular ones. 100,000 first printing.

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Review

Five years ago Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great company, and if so, how?" In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last concludes that it is possible, but finds that there are no silver bullets to greatness. Collins and his team of researchers began their quest by sorting through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that made substantial improvements in their performance over time. They finally settled on 11--including Gillette, Walgreens and Wells Fargo--and discovered common traits that challenged many of the conventional notions of corporate success. Making the transition from good to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latest technology, innovative change management or even a fine-tuned business strategy. At the heart of those rare and truly great companies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoted disciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner. Peppered with dozens of stories and examples from the great and not-so-great, Collins lays a well-reasoned roadmap to excellence that any organisation would do well to consider. Like Built to Last, Good to Great is one of those books that managers and CEOs will be reading and rereading for years to come. --Harry C Edwards

Review

One of the top ten business books of 2001- Business Week.

One of the top ten business books of 2001 -- Business Week

One of the top ten business books of 2001--Business Week

Edition details

• Publisher: Harperbusiness
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0066621003
• ISBN 13: 9780066621005
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320