Nathan Magnuson
MAY 16, 2016
For years I’ve been asked for book recommendations. When I joined the workforce, I quickly started noticing positive and negative organizational dynamics I had “seen” before in the books – and I knew what needed to change. And the right book at the right time can make an incredible difference.
Modern Servant Leader
DECEMBER 11, 2012
In the book “ Good Company “, an extensive study culminating in the “ Good Company Index “, reveals how organizations that are: 1. The principles reflected in this book capture concepts critical to servant leaders: serving all your stakeholders - not just investors. Good employers 2. Good sellers and 3.
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Brigette Hyacinth
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
James Collins and a research team conducted a five year historical analysis of companies that over time had made a sustained transition from good to great. Collins writes, “In over three quarters of the comparison companies, we found executives who set their successors up for failure or chose weak successors, or both.”.
The Practical Leader
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
This is a very timely, inspiring, and practical book for leading in turbulent times. The book is structured around the main finding of the research. " An especially fascinating chapter reports their findings on what role luck played in the 10Xers success and the failure of their comparison companies. Sounding familiar?
Strategy Driven
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen represents a detailed assessment of companies thriving in times of uncertainty compared with similar organizations not performing so well. Changed less in reaction to the radically evolving world than their poorer performing comparison companies.
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2011
We cannot control much of what happens around us, but the choices we make, as Jim Collins and Morten Hansen’s research confirms, determine our success. The authors found that the difference between the 10X companies and the comparison companies wasn’t the good or bad luck they got, but what they did with it.
Chart Your Course
JUNE 30, 2016
This list includes books that have been selected because they are either extremely popular, frequently referred to, or groundbreaking in business literature. It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. A book that is a favorite among consultants. By Jim Collins. Listed in no particular order.
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