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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don't

Name: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don't
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Rating: 4.7 (1 reviews)
Author: Jim Collins

by Jim Collins • 2001

IntermediateMedium

4.7

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Why We Recommend It

Based on decades of corporate performance data, Collins identifies key traits that differentiate top-performing firms from the rest.

Key Ideas

Level 5 Leadership combines humility with resolve
Get the right people on the bus (before figuring out direction)
The Hedgehog Concept: focus where you can be best
A culture of discipline
Use technology as an accelerator, not a driver

Who Should Read This

Corporate leaders

Managers

Strategy thinkers

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