A Joosr Guide to... Good to Great by Jim Collins: Why Some Companies Make the Leap - and Others Don't

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Is there a formula to greatness? How your company can make the leap from good to great.

In Good to Great, Jim Collins proves that it is possible for a good company to become great. After carefully scouring decades of financial data, conducting interviews and reviewing records, Collins and his team of researchers identified several important and sometimes surprising traits that are integral to overcoming mediocrity and advancing to excellence. Good to Great demonstrates that a successful company is built on the right people: from the humble and dedicated leaders, through to their creative and passionate teams.

You will learn:

· How any company can implement the principles of the Hedgehog Concept to find and exploit their niche

· Why a modest, hardworking leader is better than the charismatic and self-serving frontman

· How to cultivate a culture of discipline, built around a team of motivated self-managers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: May 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781785670039

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What’s it about?

Good to Great is about taking a company that is moderately successful by average standards and revolutionizing it to achieve greatness and excellence beyond compare. Jim Collins and a team of dedicated researchers scoured decades of financial data, news articles, and magazine features to create an intensive database of corporation information. In addition, they conducted scores of interviews with every relevant person they could find.

The findings of their research allowed them to pinpoint exactly what allowed some companies to reach staggering heights of success, whilst others in similar situations floundered or failed to make a lasting impression. They discovered that there are several important traits and behaviors that are integral to overcoming mediocrity and advancing to excellence.

Companies achieve greatness by refusing to accept good as enough, and by incorporating discipline and dedication to achieve the best possible results at every level. It takes a leader who is willing to put their own interests aside and work first and foremost for the sake of the company, combined with a team of nothing but the best people in the most strategic positions. Excellence takes time