Good to Great

Unabridged
Author: Jim Collins
Narrator: Jim Collins
Genres: Business, Management & Leadership
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: June 2005
Length: 10 hours
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Formats:
  • CD
Abridged
Author: Jim Collins
Narrator: Jim Collins
Genres: Business, Management & Leadership
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: October 2001
Length: 6 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 4/5
Formats:
  • CD

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Built to Last was a phenomenal success: ‘It is a fair assumption that as the seminal importance of this audiobook begins to permeate the upper echelons of business and business schools…Collins and Porras will emerge as the gurus to watch over the next decade.’ The Director.Good to Great explores a whole new concept, backed by the rigorous research standards which gave Built to Last such an impact.
1. Good is the Enemy of Great -- the scope of the project
2. Level 5 Leadership -- the type of leader required, humble and ferocious
3. First Who .... Then What -- how companies set the foundation for their shift from good to great
4. Confront the Brutal Facts (Yet Never Lose Faith) -- the duality that leads to greatness
5.Hedgehog Concept -- how to find the one big thing your company must focus on
6. A Culture of Discipline -- the magical alchemy of great performance
7. Technology Accelerators -- technology is a trap, unless used right
8. The Flywheel and the Doom Loop -- how to build sustained momentum and avoid the 'new regime, new revolution' doom loop
9. From Good to Great to Built to Last -- how to take a company from great to enduring great.

Selected Reviews

Church and State

by Rev Dr Xavier
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Inspiring

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Reviews (36)

Church and State

Written by Rev Dr Xavier on August 20th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

First, I am glad Jim Collins includes the references to churches. This book would be good reading for lay leaders in church organizations. For a congregation to move from good to great the lay people must be the level five leaders. Second, as I listened in the middle of this election year, I hypothesized that Sen. Obama's leadership started at level five but in the heat of pre-convention campaign he has not been able withstand the pressures of politics as usual and has lost the focus on his core value.

Inspiring

Written by Anonymous from Philadelphia, PA on July 9th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I haven't read a lot of business books but I am very pleased with the author's data driven approach. I am inspired to listen to the author's previous book, "Built to Last".

Good to Great

Written by Anonymous on June 10th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Hearing it straight from Jim Collins is a fabulous way to experience this book. A must read/hear for the business minded person.

Good to Great

Written by Anonymous on May 26th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

An okay read but nothing new in how to go from good to great.

Excellent

Written by APDS4 on May 22nd, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Excellent treatise on Organizational Leadership. The principles are so simple yet effective that one is left wondering why more managers don't get it? Definitely worth a read if you are interested in the practice of good management or seek to move up in your organization for the purposes of being more effective.

Good to Great

Written by Verne W on April 4th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

What a great book. I enjoyed the concepts and principles presented and appreciated the documentation by which the authors and staff substantiated their points. If you're a small business owner this is a great book to help crystallize the fundamentals of a Great business. There are some very practical nuggets I will incorporate into my business.

Good to Great

Written by Anonymous from Tampa, FL on March 15th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This book showcases a side of corporations that we usually don't see. The level five leader is the unsung hero of our society. Tom Brocaw's "Greatest Generation" was the greatest because it was pack full of level fives. An inspiring read. I highly recommend it!

Short message, long explanation

Written by Daniel Taibi on February 20th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I think the revelation this book reveals is important for any manager or big-business executive, but I can sum it up for you quickly: Get the right people in the right places, then find out what your company should do and Bing! Zoom! Bam! Your company will take off like a rocket. Also, apply incremental changes in a slow consistent manner. That's it in a nutshell.

Good to Great

Written by Anonymous on December 27th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Jim Collins does a phenominal job in writing and reading. By far and away the best book on leading and organization from ordinary to extraordinary. I highly reccommend this book to anyone in a position of leadership, no matter what the position may be. It is lengthy but far from boring, it grabs and keeps your attention the whole way thru.

Good to Great

Written by Anonymous on December 15th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Excellent book. A good listen to those interested in management.

Selected Reviews

Church and State

by Rev Dr Xavier
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Inspiring

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

More...

Read All 36

Author Details

Author Details

Collins, Jim

Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies -- how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies. Having invested over a decade of research into the topic, Jim has authored or co-authored four books, including the classic BUILT TO LAST, a fixture on the Business Week best seller list for more than six years, and has been translated into 29 languages. His work has been featured in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company.

Jim’s most recent book, GOOD TO GREAT: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … And Others Don’t attained long-running positions on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week best seller lists, has sold 3 million hardcover copies since publication and has been translated into 35 languages, including such languages as Latvian, Mongolian and Vietnamese.

Driven by a relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and teaching career on the faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, where he now conducts research and teaches executives from the corporate and social sectors. Jim holds degrees in business administration and mathematical sciences from Stanford University, and honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Colorado and the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.

Jim has served as a teacher to senior executives and CEOs at over a hundred corporations. He has also worked with social sector organizations, such as: Johns Hopkins Medical School, the Girl Scouts of the USA, the Leadership Network of Churches, the American Association of K-12 School Superintendents, and the United States Marine Corps. In 2005 he published a monograph: Good to Great and the Social Sectors.

In addition, Jim is an avid rock climber and has made one-day ascents of the North Face of Half Dome and the Nose route on the South Face of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. He continues to climb at the 5.13 grade.