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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Achieving and continuing spectacular business success:

In 1994, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras wrote one of the most successful management books of the last decade: Built to Last. Collins and Porras had studied 18 visionairy companies, many of which had existed for 60 years or more. These companies had a strong focus on values and people and great ability to to learn and exchange knowledge. They gave less priority to maximalizing shareholder value but paradoxically outperformed the market enormously. In a conversation with Jim Collins, McKinsey director Bill... more info

Excellent, worth a read if you are a manager or not:

"Good to Great" essentially consists of the results of an extensive study into why some companies had been able to outperform the market over an extended period of time. What struck me was how often I found myself in complete agreement with a statement made by either the researchers or the interviewees. This was as a result of seeing some of the exact same events (both good and bad) unfolding in places I had worked at before and presently. I found many of the approaches taken by the "Great" companies are in... more info

Study on Critical Factors for Organisational Greatness:

Collins' curiosity and clear study brings to light some of those factors that contribute to greatness. These findings are grounded within individual, teachable 'points of view' which are easily applied to large organisations and applicable to small busness as well.
Collins puts his findings in clear accessable language. Including the finding that is responsible for the title... That good is the enemy of great.
I highly recommend this book/CD to leaders that are enaged with designing futures and those... more info

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