Summary of Good to Great: Boiled Down Basics, #3

By Kevin Brandt

This is a summary of the book Good to Great which is considered to be the most widely read of Jim Collins' work. This book takes a deep dive into the inner workings of companies that have achieved greatness. This summary takes a straightforward approach to helping you learn the most important points from Good to Great.

This Boiled Down Basics guide condenses the theories and key points of Good to Great, saving you time and money!

• Language: English
• Publisher: SelfPubEmpire
• Release date: Oct 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201297305

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Summary of

Good to Great

A guide to the book by Jim Collins

from

Boiled Down Basics

By

Kevin Brandt and Gene Lass

Copyright © 2022 by Kevin Brandt and Gene Lass

All rights reserved.

Original text and citations from Good to Great © by Jim Collins

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ISBN: 9798377202882

1st Edition

Thanks to Rebekah Conard for her assistance with this book.

Also, in the Boiled Down Basics Series

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

About Kevin Brandt…

Author Kevin Brandt has over 25 years of professional experience in teaching and technology on a host of topics. Making information and new technology easy to use for everyone is a passion of his.

Twitter: @kevindbrandt

About Gene Lass…

Gene Lass is a writer and editor with more than 25 years of experience working in all forms of printed media, from books to blogs, on a wide variety of topics. He most frequently writes about health care, finance, technology, and pop culture.

Contact him at [e-mail].

Contents

Introduction

The 5 Minute Boiler Summary

Good to Great

Key Phrases tied to Concepts

Chapter 1 Good is the Enemy of Great

1. ​Methods of Discovery

2. ​What does and doesn’t work

3. ​Three stages of greatness

Chapter 2 Level 5 Leadership

1. ​Top level leaders

2. ​What not to do

3. ​Forced change and good luck

4. ​Summary

Chapter 3 First Who… Then What

1. ​Great Vision Without Great People Is Irrelevant

2. ​Right or Wrong for the Job

3. ​Quality and Quantity

4. ​Money Does Not Equal Motivation

5. ​Rigorous vs. Ruthless

6. ​How to be Rigorous

7. ​Who are the Right People?

Chapter 4 Confront the Brutal Facts (Yet Never Lose Faith)

1. ​Fight or Flight

2. ​What Not to Do: Ignoring Facts

3. ​When Big Personalities Meet Harsh Reality

4. ​Managing Motivation

5. ​Unwavering Faith

Chapter 5 The Hedgehog Concept

1. ​Hedgehogs and Foxes

2. ​Famous Hedgehogs

3. ​From the Study

4. ​Three Circles

5. ​What You Can and Can’t Do Best

6. ​What The Good-to-Great Companies Were Best At

7. ​Your Economic Engine, Your Denominator

8. ​Good-To-Great Denominators

9. ​Understanding Your Passion

10. ​Finding