Great organizations have “Level 5 Leaders”.Here is my brief book summary and key takeaways from Good to Great by Jim Collins: You cannot be great unless you toss aside “good enough”. There are a few core tenets from the book, but one quote that stands out: The good news is you can make the transition from good to great, and this book lays out the key ingredients to making that happen. The in-depth research and associated discoveries make it clear: some organizations are good, and others are great. It’s clear from the start that Collins and his team know their stuff. The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Why those who do frequent restructuring fail to make the leap.Good to Great is one of my favorite leadership and business books of all time.Technology Accelerators: How good-to-great companies think differently about technology.A Culture of Discipline: The alchemy of great results.The Hedgehog Concept: Finding your three circles, to transcend the curse of competence.Level 5 Leadership: A surprising style, required for greatness. Over five years, Jim Collins and his research team have analyzed the histories of 28 companies, discovering why some companies make the leap and others don't. Built To Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.īut what about companies that are not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? Are there those that convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? If so, what are the distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?
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