Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 27, 2010

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. Vision & Planning How much of your time is focused on looking forward? Good To Great. What was the result? Unported License.

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Leadership Collins Licensing Ethics 223

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

“People want guidance, not rhetoric; they need to know what the plan of action is and how it will be implemented. ” –Jim Collins, Good to Great. ” –Jim Collins, Good to Great. . “Start with why customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.”

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

A servant leader makes clear their intent to listen to new ideas, encourage the development of others’ ideas and set clear expectations for execution of the best plans. ” John Letts : You may not know John, but he was a senior leader at my employer, early in my career. In fact, the man never felt qualified for the job.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

Guest post from Robert (Dusty) Staub : “Perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage is increasing your ability to learn faster than your competition.” - Arie de Geus, former head of Strategic Planning, Shell Oil Company Are you getting the best results from the people–the embedded collective intelligence–in your organization?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Lindquist : Professional will, which is defined in Jim Collins’ famous book, Good to Great. In order to attract, develop and retain the best people (especially with respect to Millennials) in today’s job world, you must have a plan to advance your workers’ career opportunities during their time with you. It’s a simple concept.

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CEO Books Insurance BHAG 50

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Related Post: Keeping it Simple Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Collins Excellent – Simple, Scalable and Succinct Advice.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thanks for the post, Larry Bruce (@pcmguy) [link] Dan Collins Not bad Mikey – nothing could add to that one. I encourage u and other investors to work make the founder understand their role and way it’s important for them to play it. link] Mike Myatt Thanks Dan…Have a great weekend Sir.

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 382

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Ultimately I see struggles on both secular and spiritual fronts regarding managers and subordinate leaders executing the vision and plans set forth by upper level leaders. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge? Thanks for adding the keen insights Jim.

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Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 366

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

I’ve had a long career as a journalist and author. The plan is to marry business to big-think journalism in a way that hopefully helps both prosper. In his own words…. Lately, I’ve added a new hat: I’ve joined VSA Partners as its Editorial Director.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

Depending on the phase of your career and your other goals for the year, you may want to prioritize one more than the others. Your development as a leader is a long-term investment that requires not just time and effort, but careful planning. Professional development takes three main forms: learning, connecting, and creating.

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Planning Development Collins Competitive Advantage 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

I started out my career by aspiring to be like Dick Clark. Insight offered about own life-career. The mentor stands for mentees throughout careers, celebrates successes. Truisms of Careers and Business Success: Whatever measure you give will be the measure that you get back. ” Judy Collins (1968).

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Mentor Case Study Learning-by-Doing Strategic Planning 90

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2013

Jim Collins has created a long-lasting enterprise supported by the sale of books and media, as well as fees for consulting, speaking engagements, and workshops. Career planning Entrepreneurship Leadership' They offer a practical way to understand and implement their idea.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Unfortunately, these seemingly innocuous meetings can have consequences, and most of them fall on the careers of employees from underrepresented backgrounds. Engage a diverse planning committee. Formal company events should have a diverse planning committee that understands how to serve a diverse group of people. In the U.S.

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Management Diversity Collins Committee 11

Roundtable Talk

APRIL 27, 2010

That’s an oft quoted managerism that speaks to the importance of (in Jim Collins’ words) getting the right people on your bus. Share this: This entry was posted in Interviewing , Leadership and tagged behavioural interviews , interview lessons , Jim Collins , STAR interviewing. Happy leading! Bookmark the permalink.

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Roundtable Talk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

In Jim Collins’ must-read book “Good to Great” , Collin’s coined the phrase “red flag mechanism”. Share this: This entry was posted in Career Derailer , Crisis Management , Leadership and tagged bocce balls ad campaign , Good to Great , red flag mechanism , Rocco Rossi , Toronto mayoral race 2010. immediately. Happy leading!

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Crisis Management Collins Godin Blog 34

Roundtable Talk

JULY 19, 2010

Overnight sensations are overrated… in an industry where bands implode after their one big hit, Rush’s slow and steady ascent has brought a global allegiance of followers and a forty year career. Leadership lesson: Careers don’t happen overnight either. So what’s your career mission and how are you pursuing it today?

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Leadership Teamwork Film Blog 37

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book. link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. It transformed my business and career. Go… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Rogers Mike – This is a great post with excellent perspective. link] Wally Bock Fine post, Mike.

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Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2012

In his book How the Mighty Fall , Jim Collins explored this phenomenon and found that one of the key reasons for these failures was that companies fell into "the undisciplined pursuit of more." It is true for companies and it is true for careers. We can do the same with our career choices. His success had distracted him.

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Kahneman Objective Collins Career 20

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. How to plan, how to budget, how to problem solve, how to organize a balance sheet.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. How to plan, how to budget, how to problem solve, how to organize a balance sheet.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I had a lot of success early in my career. This has happened several times in my career. Michael Hyatt : I have given a lot of thought to this, particularly in the Life Planning process that I advocate. link] Dan Collins Mike, Thanks for this. When I did this, I noticed that others would jump in and follow me.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Fortunately, Bezos gave you his plan, if you just know where to look. Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. It is based on chapter 8 of Jim Collins book Good to Great. It is one of most successful companies in the world. Aren’t you curious how Jeff Bezos did it?

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Letter Collins Long-term Parcell 89

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

As Jim Collins once said during a Charlie Rose interview , "The most important leadership skill is, clearly, the ability to make great people decisions, to put people in the right seats and to rigorously take them off the bus when you have to." Have they mentored great successors throughout their career?

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How To Delegation Collins Commitment 9

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. Carlos is responsible for more than 300 brands globally, and it’s no wonder why – he has a plan and he’s sticking to it.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. Best wishes Scott… [link] Dan Collins Mike, Excellent post. Reading transports us to a place beyond ourselves.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 4, 2018

The CEO Next Door is the new book that offers career advice for everyone who aspires to rise in their organization and achieve their full potential. Those busted myths, described more fully later in this post, include: Over 70% of CEOs set their sights on the top job late in their careers. Only 7% graduated from a top university.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

If the auguries of "strategic due diligence" suggest a favorable outcome and bankers are willing to lend lots to help finance the deal, the PE masters of the universe acquire the property and put in place a "performance improvement plan" to make their new asset more profitable. The WSJ cites one such example: Wesley Jessen Vision-Care Inc.,

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