Uncovering the Secrets of Success: How to Transform Your Business from Good to Great

Stevo5: Great

United Kingdom on Nov 03, 2023

Colin B.: I love that this book is based on research and was well structured to provide a road map. I look forward to applying the concepts and invite you to make the purchase without hesitation.

United States on Oct 26, 2023

Kevin H: Having read this book, it seems as if all other books on leadership and building companies have just taken their ideas from here.

The book is thoughtful in its approach and what it was trying to achieve. It’s an interesting study of a select group of companies that fit within certain criteria and then an in depth look into their continued success. Very enjoyable

United States on Oct 18, 2023

kotani takaharu: 本の状態は説明通りでした。配達日も予定通りに届きました。

Japan on Oct 05, 2023

Cliente de Amazon: an amazing book who wants to lear about impecable leadership, management and operations to apply in struggling or unorganized companies

Mexico on Jul 16, 2023

Book Enthu: If you have read this book already; you know that my learning and review of this book could have been tweaked up a little, hence I decided to write the overview of this book. I am sure you too will love to read this book if you have not read it already.

Book Overview – “Good to Great” by Jim Collins-

This book describes the characteristics of many companies who leaped from being a good company to a great company. However, many companies fail to make the evolution from good to great. Jim Collins along with a team of 21 researchers researched the financial analysis of many companies. They came with the list of companies whose growth and achievement far outperformed the market or industry average, and eventually achieved corporate greatness. To know the list of companies, do check out the book.
The author suggests readers consider the transformation of good to great as a process of build-up followed by breakthrough. There are mainly 3 stages to determine a company’s ability to achieve greatness:
1- Disciplined People
2- Disciplined Thought
3- Disciplined Action
Additionally, within each of the 3 stages Author defines explicit characteristics of...

India on Jan 19, 2022

The Salary Coach: Good to great summarises the findings from extensive research into what makes certain high performing companies outperform their peers. The findings are both interesting and capable of being replicated by any company that wishes to improve performance.

This book is very concise and full of interesting case studies. It was one of the few occasions when I wished the book could have been a bit longer.

Well researched, well written, well done!

Here are some of the learnings I will be taking away from this book:
• All Good to great (“GTG”) companies had a Level 5 leader
• Level 5 leaders consistently exhibit humility, modesty and an ability to reign in their ego.
• Many companies are drawn towards outgoing egocentric leaders and this is often the wrong choice.
• Level 5 leaders are more interested in something larger and more lasting than their own career
• GTG leaders concentrate on hiring the right people before deciding on strategy
• Don’t compromise when hiring. If you’re not confident then keep looking
• When someone needs to leave the company act quickly
• Give your best people the best opportunities and not...

United Kingdom on Jul 17, 2017

booknosh: Cut to the Chase:
A well-written synopsis of 11 “great” companies and some of their similar characteristics, this is a fun, quick read that is great in terms of party trivia and information… but it’s tougher to judge if you’re looking for more of a business how-to. Partially, it has aged poorly — many of the companies selected have since had meltdowns of epic proportions (for example: Fannie Mae, Circuit City), and the “how to” part of the book feels generalized and far more subjective than the methodology/selection criteria would have you believe. Still, you’ll learn quite a few fun facts about how some of these business started and/or converted to become the giants they are today.

Greater Detail:
The main premise of this book is that though there are many very successful, long-lasting corporations out there (Coca Cola, GE, etc), there are a handful of companies that transcend just long-lasting durability, and become truly “great” companies. The selection criteria (mostly explained in the appendices) identified 11 “great” companies out of 1,435 analyzed, mostly via things like stock performance (the companies chosen were at about market...

United States on Jan 17, 2015

BJHarris: Jim Collins states in his book, "Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that become great...We believe that almost any organization can substantially improve its stature and performance, perhaps even become great, if it conscientiously applies the frame work of ideas we've uncovered." After reading that statement I became very curious and wanting to continue reading to see what are the components that make a good company to be a great company, in hopes of maybe being apply it myself one day I really enjoyed the way in which Collins organized the book. From his five year research study of 28 different companies Good to Great discusses key critical concepts revealed through his studies as to why some companies became successful great companies, while the others continued to be good. Collins found from his research within a great company you will have discipline people, with discipline thought, drives discipline actions. Within each discipline it is broken down into a subset of two components:
I. Discipline People
a. Level 5 Leadership
b. First Who... Then What
II. Discipline Thought
a. Confront the Brutal facts
b....

United States on Jun 07, 2013