Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for. Good to great by jim collins, first edition abebooks. In an ironic twist, i now see good to great not as a sequel to built to last, but more of a prequel. Good to great why some companies make the leap and others dont book by jim collins slides by ryan battles collins, james c. Audiobook fans offer up a multitude of other intellectual or emotional benefits. Most say audiobooks are essential to reducing stress, boredom or fatigue while driving. Good to great by jim collins on free audio book download. Why those who do frequent restructuring fail to make the leap. A great narrator can make a mediocre book enjoyable, while a bad reading will ruin even the best book. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Why some companies make the leap and others dont good to great.
Good to great transformations often look like dramatic, revolutionary events to those observing from the outside, but they feel like organic, cumulative processes to people on the inside. Good to great by jim collins overdrive rakuten overdrive. Good to great this book addresses a single question. The 10 best career books to listen to because science. Tim grover loves to constantly mention all of the famous athletes that he has coached, which is fine to an extent, but it got to the point where it felt like name dropping. Five essential elements for great audiobook narration. Good to great is an engaging and thoroughly interesting read. Good to great episcopal diocese of central florida. After the leap, the goodtogreat companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in 15 years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the worlds greatest companies, including cocacola.
The author is very full of himself, and it comes through in every page. No matter how excellent the writing, how exciting the story, how deep the characters, if its narrated poorly, it makes for a bad listening experience. Built to last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how longterm sustained performance can be engineered into the dna of an enterprise from. Search results for good to great sorted by relevance page. From thought leadership pieces on productivity to indepth programs for.
Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not. They found leaders of this type at the helm of every good to great company during the transition era. Please be aware that this discussion guide may contain spoilers. His major mistake is a very common one one that rarely gets noticed.
Good to great the summary in brief in his previous bestseller,built to last,jim collins explored what made great companies great and how they sustained that greatness over time. A haunting, slowbuild of a novel that ive been absolutely loving. Jun 22, 2015 a haunting, slowbuild of a novel that ive been absolutely loving. You know that this safe pair of hands will guide you through the story effortlessly and make the book all the more magical. Listening to audiobooks is just as good as reading, if not better, so back the hell off. First and foremost, collins contends that companies need a set of core values in. Before i go into detail, let me say that i think jim collins is a bright guy and i admire what he attempted to do with the book.
Below are my top five requirements for great audiobook narration. In my world, audiobooks exist always and only in the unabridged version. Beware this talk will make you rethink your entire life and work life changer duration. But what about companies that are not born with great dna. Five years ago, jim collins asked the question, can a good company become a great company and if so, how.
Jun 24, 2016 audiobook fans offer up a multitude of other intellectual or emotional benefits. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. In great by choice, collins and his colleague, morten t. One of the very, very best of audiobook readers i have listened to is kate redding i hope this is how her name is spelt reading the host by stephanie meyer. If so, what are the distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great. In the concluding chapter of good to great, collins makes a connection between this book and his previous work, built to last, which represented the findings of a sixyear study into the factors that determined whether a new company would survive in the longterm. Jan 16, 2016 beware this talk will make you rethink your entire life and work life changer duration. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. Researcher and management guru jim collins has authored or coauthored six books, including good to great and built to last. Locke is a great writer for fans of grisham and lehane, who like their plots with extra twists and full of. Goodtogreat transformations often look like dramatic, revolutionary events to those observing from the outside, but they feel like organic, cumulative processes to people on the inside. Within each of these stages comes 2 vital ideas that develop off of each other.
Therefore, to listen to an audiobook twice means that book must be supernally good. Circuit city, another good to great, doesnt even exist anymore, at least by name and as a bricknmortar store. We dont have great government, principally because we have good government. After the leap, the goodtogreat 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.
Jul, 2010 good to great is an excellent book, filled with fascinating insights for the business leader, or anyone striving to make their organization great. We entered a remarkable moment in history when the whole idea of trying to build a great company. Theres no better way to take in a great work of literature than by aurally lapping up the audiobook. After a fiveyear research project, jim collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. Rowling, ready player one by ernest cline, the land. You can also pick up some skills for any reading aloud you might do yourself. Good to great by jim collins is a book that has been sitting on my bookshelf for awhile now. Shes written almost 500 articles for the muse on anything from productivity tips to cover letters to bad bosses to cool career changers, many of which have been featured in fast company, forbes, inc. It is widely regarded as one of the most important business books ever written. Jul 03, 2016 the good to great transition is not a process of overnight metamorphosis, nor is there a single big success factor. This book is a must read before implementing the next big change or improvement program in your business, or hiring the next keyperson.
Its one of the best audiobooks for long, solo car rides. On his web site there are 48 articles written or cowritten by. Audiobook recommendations for listening on an iphone or. There are only a few audiobooks ive succumbed to more than once. We dont have great schools, principally because we have good schools.
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 worlds greatest companies, including cocacola, intel, general electric, and merck. It is an accumulation of many interlocking steps and factors that build on one another until a point of breakthrough is reached, much like how a flywheel picks up momentum turn by turn. Collins that describes how companies transition from being good companies to great companies, and. The lincoln in the bardo audiobook goes on sale on february 14. When you find a brilliantly narrated audiobook its a great feeling. Previously an editor for the muse, alyse is proud to prove that yes, english majors can change the world.
Although the research is in the context of the business world, it is readily applicable both individually and in other organizational contexts. How good to great companies think differently about technology. The primary selection process consisted of baselining the good to great companies at three times the market for fifteen years including 15 years of good performance 1. Level 5 leadership, first who after that what, confront the harsh realities, the hedgehog principle, culture of technique, and technology accelerators. Darwin smith stands as a classic example of what we came to call a level 5 leader.
Listen to good to great by jim collins available from rakuten kobo. Shes written almost 500 articles for the muse on anything from productivity tips to cover letters to. You know that this safe pair of hands will guide you through the. Overview of the good to great framework a great organization is one that makes a distinctive impact and delivers superior performance over a long period of time. Nov 22, 20 the washington post s book world team picks the top books in fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels and audio books of 20.
The good to great transition is not a process of overnight metamorphosis, nor is there a single big success factor. Good to great ebook by jim collins 9780062119209 rakuten kobo. Ten years after the worldwide bestseller good to great, jim collins returns to ask. Good to great audiobook by jim collins 9780062045874.
Based on a fiveyear research project comparing companies that made the leap to. Depending on how attentive you are, the audiobook experience may be faster and easier to understand than reading. Jul 12, 20 narration can make or break an audiobook. Good to great is an excellent book, filled with fascinating insights for the business leader, or anyone striving to make their organization great. Built to last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long. Feb 21, 2012 why good to great isnt very good business pundit.
F ollowing the announcement that sales have doubled in the past five years, carole mansur picks the 20 best audiobooks of all time 1 a delicate truth written and read by john le carre 10 hrs. Finding great audiobooks is harder than finding great books, because there are more variables involved. Good to great good to great audiobook, by jim collins. Based on a fiveyear research project comparing companies that made the leap to those that did not, good to great shows that greatness is not primarily a function of circumstance but largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline. With saunderss new audiobook possibly becoming a new guinness world record holder for most individuals voices on an audiobook his publisher is applying for the distinction, it made us think of more great casts to add to our playlists. Id rather skip one than listen to pieces of it, no matter how wellsewn together it claims to be. Fannie mae, praised as one of the banks to go good to great, has fallen into the trash heap since 2008 and has never recovered. Built to last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how longterm sustained performance can be engineered into the dna of an enterprise from the very beginning.
Collins writes that good to great companies had no name for their transformations. Over five years, jim collins and his research team have analyzed. As i said, im trying to make this website the best book summary website in. Oct 05, 2017 listening to audiobooks is just as good as reading, if not better, so back the hell off. In the concluding chapter of good to great, collins makes a connection between this book and his previous work, built to last, which represented the findings of.
Key words strategy, level 5 leadership, culture of discipline, the hedgehog concept, corporate culture, packards law, the stockdale paradox summary this book is considered as one of. Level 1 highly capable individual makes productive contributions through talent, knowledge, skills, and good work habits. The washington post s book world team picks the top books in fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels and audio books of 20. Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fastmoving times. Darwin smith stands as a classic example of what we came to call a level 5.
One point kept nagging him, though great companies have, for the most part, always been great, while a vast majority of good companies remain just that. Search results for good to great sorted by relevance. It is an accumulation of many interlocking steps and factors that build on. May 08, 2015 f ollowing the announcement that sales have doubled in the past five years, carole mansur picks the 20 best audiobooks of all time 1 a delicate truth written and read by john le carre 10 hrs. Great narrators can bring books and their characters to life. Good to great examines what it takes for ordinary companies to become great and outperform their competitors by analyzing 28 companies over 30 years, who managed to make the transition or fell prey to their bad habits.
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