BE 2.0: Building an Enduring Great Company through Entrepreneurship

Kindle Customer: Me gustó especialmente la definición de visión..

United States on Sep 28, 2023

Amazon Customer: Excellent book. Must read book for those who want to make their company big.

India on Sep 10, 2023

Darren Rathbone: This is one of the best business books I’ve read. Easy to read, well explained, with a high level of detail while keeping the reader engaged and interested. I am definitely applying many of the ideas in this book in the hope one day I will be a level five leader.

Australia on Apr 23, 2023

Gosia Gajownik: This is one of the best books I have read. Bought it for my clients as well, it’s a must for every business owner, entrepreneur and anyone who wants to take it to next level. Provoking leaving you with a lot to think about

United States on Mar 02, 2023

Mendon, Utah Reader: I love Collins’ principles, metaphors and examples in his writing. My colleagues and I have many of Collins’ books, well worn and often quoted, open on the desk or handy on the bookshelf close by. The advice and leadership therein have helped create three private companies, now merged into a global business with offices in 17 countries. Somehow, we missed “Beyond Entrepreneurship”, version 1.0. I first downloaded 2.0 on Kindle. That primed the pump. I quickly picked up 5 copies for key executives in the organization. Subject matter thereof is beginning to emerge in emails and across the conference tables of the business. Judging from the number of existing Jim Collins books across the company, I bet there will soon be 200 copies, or more, in manager’s offices soon. It’s a great book to reinforce and teach business principles that have brought us success through the years. I recommend it.

United States on Nov 06, 2022

MaKaDaMuS: Entrepreneur, manager, ou employé, c'est une très bonne lecture. Si vous êtes manager/boss, ça vous aidera à aller dans la bonne direction. Si vous êtes employé après lecture de ce livre vous aurez peut être envie de changer de boîte ...

France on Oct 04, 2022

Colm Fuller: Best book I've read this year

United Kingdom on Oct 02, 2022

Tushar khosla: BEYOND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1.0, published in 1992 was an early attempt by ALISON DENNIS, SARAH MANSEL, AND GEMMA YOUNG to provide entrepreneurs with building blocks to help their companies achieve high performance, become industry leaders, and remain great for generations. Who better than Jim Collins to come up with Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0, given his work in the related field of helping organizations achieve and endure greatness?

His contributions in the form of frameworks and guiding principles are well encapsulated in books like Built to last, Good to Great, Why mighty fall, etc. Concepts like Level-5 leader, Stockdale paradox, Hedgehog, Turning the flywheel, and BHAG have greatly influenced corporates thinking and decision making.

So what is new in BE 2.0. One it clearly points out the continued relevance of content shared in BE 1.0, and secondly presents a comprehensive map for new organizations to follow, to achieve and endure greatness while delivering superior outcomes and great impact.

Here is a checklist of questions, that are worth considering by every firm that aspires to achieve and sustain greatness:

1. What percent of your key positions...

India on Apr 24, 2022

DocMyron: Jim Collins, a business educator does it again - taking his research and making it practical for anyone leading an organization. Collins, using the book he and Bill Lazier wrote years earlier, reminds his readers that starting with core values is essential to building a great organization, because while missions, visions, and strategies may change over time, the core values are what sets the organization apart. Yet, Collins in his updated chapters adds the newest research about how building from values will enhance mission, vision and strategy.

Since I started reading Collins in the 90's and having watched videos, and heard him speak in person, I have never been disappointed in the practicality of his teaching, founded on solid research. That's true in this book as well. The choices we make as leaders do affect our organizations.

I'm thankful I read this book as it will influence my teaching. The choices I make do make a difference.

United States on Aug 03, 2021

Kenneth W. Eriks: While maintaining everything contained in the first version of Beyond Entrepreneurship (highly valuable on its own) Collins adds a significant amount of new material based on the twenty years of research and writing since the Beyond Entrepreneurship was first published. Of special value is "the map" provided in this book. "The map” pulls together the full width, depth, and breadth of the research done by Collins and his team over the past 20 years in order to show the steps necessary to start well, move from good to great, and become an enduring business that is built to last.

United States on Jan 16, 2021