Books by Jim Collins

Extremely well-researched and a great read. It attempts to answer the question: If you are not already a great company, where do you start? How do companies that are just getting along make the transition to great companies and outpace their competitors? The author and his team have used statistics from thousands of public companies to identify a handful of Good-to-Great companies. Using a set of comparison companies, the book outlines the necessary conditions for an organization to truly make the cut.

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It provides some good insights into what the successful habits of a great and visionary company are. I would rate it less than Good to Great, from the same author, because of the lack of detail and criteria for selecting companies.

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This is a follow-up from Jim Collins "Good To Great". It is a very short monograph explaining how the topics in "Good to Great" applies to non-profit organizations. The book contains some very good insights into the motivations and constraints in the social sectors, especially the lack of "hire-and-fire" capability. A good read.

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