Terry Starbucker

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Time For Our Annual Leadership Ego Calibration

Terry Starbucker

Jim Collins, going Jim Collins (photo by dov.com). OK, it’s time to “ go Jim Collins ” on us. And what’s this “ go Jim Collins ” all about? I’m sure you’re familiar with Jim Collins’ great book, Good to Great. What’s the “it”?

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From Drucker To The Lean Startup: The (Literary) Evolution of Leadership Philosophy

Terry Starbucker

Here’s the list of books we talked about, in the order presented, for your reference (with links – and note neither Todd nor I are getting any affiliate commissions or fees): The Essential Drucker - by Peter Drucker. Good to Great – by Jim Collins. Listen Here: [link]. Download the Podcast Here: [link].

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The Leader And The Peacock In The Closet

Terry Starbucker

Yes, my good man Jim Collins figured it all out in my favorite business book of all time, Good to Great. Collins calls them “Level 5 Leaders” – they’ve taken leadership up another very important notch. And it was researched, and documented, many times over. Because they didn’t DO it.

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Get In The Groove: The Flywheel and Total Enterprise Alignment

Terry Starbucker

I’ve always liked the flywheel analogy, because it’s a great representation of how a business successfully gets from Point A to Point B.

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5 Leadership Roles To Get Your Team Walking Through Brick Walls

Terry Starbucker

Conversely, when things go well, the praise is always on them (Think Jim Collins and his concept of the Level 5 leader in his book “Good to Great”). The blame is never on the team – it’s on the leader.

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Why Leaders Should Always Take The Blame (And Never The Credit)

Terry Starbucker

You can find and read more about this lesson, and its backing by facts and history, in one of my all-time favorite business books, “ Good to Great ” by Jim Collins. Collins noted that in every instance, the leaders of the great companies demonstrated these two traits. What’s so earth shatteringly wonderful about this?

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Loosening the Reins: Why It’s Important To Pass the Leadership Torch

Terry Starbucker

Stay tuned for more news and tidbits about this book project. Going ‘Jim Collins’ By the time my travels took me back to Billings, a couple of months later, I knew what I had to do. The source of going “Jim Collins” (and a great book). Getting Past The Pinnacle. It was time.

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