{"product_id":"good-to-great-why-some-companies-make-the-leap-and-others-dont","title":"Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe coauthor of the bestselling \"Built to Last\" now presents a blueprint for transforming good companies into great ones. Charts \u0026amp; graphs throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding upon the concepts introduced in \u003cem\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/em\u003e, Jim Collins answers the most commonly asked questions raised by his readers in the social sectors. Using information gathered from interviews with over 100 social sector leaders, Jim Collins shows that his \"Level 5 Leader\" and other good-to-great principles can help social sector organizations make the leap to greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Challenge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilt to Last,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Study\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Standards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. How great? After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's greatest companies, including Coca-Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Comparisons\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great. What was different? Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver five years, the team analyzed the histories of all twenty-eight companies in the study. After sifting through mountains of data and thousands of pages of interviews, Collins and his crew discovered the key determinants of greatness -- why some companies make the leap and others don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Findings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. The findings include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLevel 5 Leaders:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hedgehog Concept\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Simplicity within the Three Circles): To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Culture of Discipline:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWhen you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results. Technology Accelerators: Good-to-great companies think differently about the role of technology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Flywheel and the Doom Loop:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThose who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Some of the key concepts discerned in the study,\" comments Jim Collins, \"fly in the face of our modern business culture and will, quite frankly, upset some people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps, but who can afford to ignore these findings?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Good to Great: \"This carefully researched and well-written book disproves most of the current management hype--from the cult of the superhuman CEO to the cult of IT to the acquisitions and merger mania. It will not enable mediocrity to become competence. But it should enable competence to become excellence.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter F. Drucker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A book CEOs can't wait to buy.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Collins and his research team have been tackling one of the biggest questions business has to offer.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With both Good to Great and Built to Last, Mr. Collins delivers two seductive messages: that great management is attainable by mere mortals and that its practitioners can build great institutions. It's just what mortals want to hear.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Collins \u003c\/strong\u003ehas published multiple international bestsellers that have sold in total more than 11 million copies worldwide, including the perennial favorite \u003cem\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/em\u003e. His writings and teachings are based on extensive research projects designed to uncover timeless principles of human endeavor and have had a lasting impact across all sectors of society. All of Jim's books share a common thread: the study of people and how they navigate the big questions of leadership and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549861470394,"sku":"9780066620992","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_33dc0732-7bdc-4b76-bfae-6adb0c9e36c8.jpg?v=1769770944","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/good-to-great-why-some-companies-make-the-leap-and-others-dont","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}