Eric Jacobson

MAY 24, 2019

Earlier this year brought Jim Collin’s monograph to his iconic bestseller, Good to Great book. Titled, Turning the Flywheel , Collins explains why some companies build momentum and some don’t. It must capture the sequence that ignites and accelerates momentum.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

February 26 brings Jim Collin’s monograph to his iconic bestseller, Good to Great book. Titled, Turning the Flywheel , Collins explains why some companies build momentum and some don’t. It must capture the sequence that ignites and accelerates momentum.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 23, 2021

In his book, Lovemarks: The Future Beyond Brands , Kevin Roberts, CEO of the global advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, explains that fads attract, but without love, it’s a passing infatuation. Southwest Airlines has been giving its employees and customers L — love and leadership — since its founding in 1971.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2011

I've just finished reading Jim Collins' latest book, Great By Choice (which he co-authored with Morten Hansen). Collins is a smart observer and a gifted writer. It's hard to put down a Collins book feeling anything but.well, inspired. Collins has a knack for asking good questions. You can do it, he says.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 8, 2012

We were surprised, shocked really, to discover the type of leadership required for turning a good company into a great one. Good to Great , Jim Collins, Harper Business, New York, 2001, pages 12-14. ” - Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck — Why Some Thrive Despite Them All.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

But to the surprise of most leaders today, increasing overall performance has become a complex, and in some cases, a Bermuda Triangle-like mysterious process that continues to baffle even the smartest people in the field of leadership and change. Novo: Change the Lens of Thought-leadership and the Approach to Professional Development.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 26, 2012

You should be able to pick up a Mayan calendar at half price now! ” In providing provocative perspectives on this challenge, Heskett draws from three books on the folly of predictions, how some predictions can be made more accurate, and how to gain from disorder. So what should leaders do about planning for the future?

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 8, 2012

We were surprised, shocked really, to discover the type of leadership required for turning a good company into a great one. Good to Great , Jim Collins, Harper Business, New York, 2001, pages 12-14. ” - Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck — Why Some Thrive Despite Them All.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. Over the years, the CEOs of these companies faced massive technology disruptions, deep industry recessions, sudden collapses in demand, price wars, oil shocks — you name it. Yes, but here's the rub.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As I pondered what to share, I decided to share the leadership lessons I have learned along the way. At the job fair-they showed us videos of different jobs, one of which was for the price change team. One week later, I was helping set up our Target store and changing prices all over the places. Her name was Carol.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

At the end of each visit, I do ask myself whether or not this is an organization I "admire" in the sense that I went to tell other people — readers of my books , visitors to this blog — about what I saw and learned at the company. Strategy is culture, culture is strategy. Is this company as consistent as it is creative?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

GE is headquartered in Fairfield, a small town in Connecticut, while its famous Leadership Development Center is located in Crotonville, New York. Out of the 17 US Companies selected by Jim Collins in his book Built to Last studied, ten are headquartered in small towns. It's the same in Europe.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 7, 2011

RIM created its industry and through strong market leadership built a world class brand. I am also eagerly awaiting Amazon’s release of the Kindle for PlayBook so I can use it to read the e-books that I am currently reading on my Kindle for PC and Blackberry Torch. Their stock price has dropped off a cliff this year.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Any number of franchised coaching offerings can be purchased at affordable prices, numerous affliliations with the hot coaching brand de-jure are available for the asking, or if all else fails coaches can just go it alone as a solo practitioner – the more the merrier right? As you say, it is not about the coach.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

Posted on August 20th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Rants , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth My question is this: Is your intellect an asset or liability? All one has to do is watch a very bright person defend their position to understand what I’m driving at with today’s post.

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