Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 2014

magazine’s June issue featured a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. Two of the most powerful takeaways from the article for me are Collin’s definition of a great company : “To be great, a company has to make a distinctive impact.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. In spite of the times, some companies were pursuing excellence in the execution of their missions. Consider the timelessness of these key qualities: Eight Characteristics of Excellent Companies. Perhaps not.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Here are three studies that prove Servant Leadership is good for business: Good Company Index. In the book “ Good Company “, an extensive study culminating in the “ Good Company Index “, reveals how organizations that are: 1. How good is business for these “good” companies?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

Rod Collins writes in Wiki Management , “Today’s managers may spend more time soliciting input from their workers, but at the end of the day, the basic social technology remains the same: The managers are still the bosses, the workers are still subordinates, and the latter are still expected to do as they are told.”

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 11, 2015

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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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 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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Lead on Purpose

MAY 25, 2013

In recent days I’m re-listening to Good to Great by Jim Collins. Collins’ definition is simple: “Level 5 leaders blend the paradoxical combination of deep personal humility with intense professional will.” This is, as Collins puts it, a “study in duality.” So can you and I become a Level 5 leader?

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Engaging Leader

JULY 11, 2013

In the landmark book Good to Great , Jim Collins studies what drives average companies to take a quantum leap and become extraordinary. These leaders, whom Collins calls “Level 5,” channel their ego ambition away from themselves into the larger goal of building a great company.

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Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Companies such as Blackberry, Kodak and Nokia did not heed this advice and they engaged in group think, which ultimately led to their demise. 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. It’s not about you.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 24, 2013

magazine’s June 2012 issue features a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. Two of the most powerful takeaways from the article for me are Collin’s definition of a great company : “To be great, a company has to make a distinctive impact.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 7, 2011

I’ve had issues with some of the concepts contained in Jim Collins book Good To Great since it was first released. The Study Itself : The study in and of itself has a bias in that Jim’s research staff focused their efforts on 22 Fortune 500 Companies. This is simply not true.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era Laurie Bassi, Ed Frauenheim, Dan McMurrer, with Larry Costello Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) How and why companies must prove worthy of consumers’ business, employees’ best efforts, and investors’ dollars What’s in a word?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2020

In the words of Good to Great author Jim Collins, every institution has to wrestle with a vexing question: What should change and what should never change? Vision is the future state picture an organization strives to create and results from what do we do (mission), why do we do it (purpose), and how we fulfill our mission (strategy).

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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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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2015

Return on Character : The Real Reason Leaders and Their Companies Win by Fred Kiel. A Higher Standard : Leadership Strategies from America''s First Female Four-Star General by Ann Dunwoody with Tomago Collins. Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. Work Rules! For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 1, 2020

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Channel ambition into the company, not the self, and set up successors for even more greatness in the next generation.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 13, 2014

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. What techniques do you use to get your teams to efficiently execute company strategy? Good To Great. Persuasion, Motivation, & Coaching.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 13, 2013

Here are a few examples: “I can’t move up in my company because my boss doesn’t like me. In the book Good to Great, legendary business consultant Jim Collins uncovered what it takes for a company to be great. After five years of colossal research, Collins and his team of researchers found something unexpected.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 6, 2018

If you haven't read, Good To Great , by Jim Collins, do so. The book, five years in the making, and published in 2001, addresses the all-important question of: Can a good company become a great company, and if so, how? Good-to-great companies use technology as an accelerator of momentum, not a creator of it."

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Mathilde Collin , CEO of Front , disconnected from technology in order to enjoy her honeymoon. Daniel Lubetsky, CEO of the snack company Kind, says he chooses to say “not now” instead of “no” to enticing initiatives. “ According to US News, 80% of resolutions will fail by the second week of February —and here it is April.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Phil Collins – When Peter Gabriel left Genesis in the mid-1970’s, the band auditioned over 400 vocalists before they discovered their drummer already had the voice they needed. Phil Collins asked to be given the mike and a chance. These factors reduce our potential pool dramatically. Disney kept doodling.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2019

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Channel ambition into the company, not the self, and set up successors for even more greatness in the next generation.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 8, 2016

Y ou’ve probably heard of Jim Collins and his book Good To Great. Company A offers great health benefits. Company B is willing to give you more time off of work. Company C wants to give you autonomy. While you’ve done great work there, the company doesn’t need you. So we focus on that.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 25, 2011

In a October 2002 Fast Company article— The Secret Life of the CEO: Is the Economy Just Built to Flip? Jim Collins, explains how character erodes: These were the people who, in the presence of an opportunity to behave differently, got drawn into it, one step after another.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 26, 2021

Discussion members recommended other things instead of giving a book about leadership to a new manager, such as: o Interviewing everyone in the company with whom they will directly work. Maxwell each have two books in the Top 20. o Giving a book about management first. Covey Developing the Leader Within You – John C. Maxwell · Kenneth H.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. Blog Post ). How did you react? What helped? What didn’t?

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 2, 2012

Yes, my good man Jim Collins figured it all out in my favorite business book of all time, Good to Great. The leaders of all the “Great” companies all had this humility – they gave the credit to someone else. And it was researched, and documented, many times over. Because they didn’t DO it.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 21, 2013

In Good to Great, Jim Collins explains the best CEOs are not external hires, but brought up through internal development. Therefore, your organization is best served by looking across the entire company for future leaders. Yet, most organizations have a bias toward one department or the other.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 20, 2022

. “Profitability is a necessary condition for existence and a means to more important ends, but it is not the end in itself for many of the visionary companies. Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. Today, a growing number of companies comfortably embrace such terms.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

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. Through a ton of research he identified the most critical traits of companies that were able to sustain above-average growth rates for long periods of time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent conversation, “Mary” a senior leader at a Fortune 15 company shared the moment she “Got it.” Yes, it starts with what Jim Collins calls “ Getting the right people on the bus. The Temptation. And like Mary, you likely have five or so functional areas you oversee.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 13, 2020

We can look back to those experiences for leadership lessons on navigating through the financial crisis many companies now face. Only about a third of downsizing companies increased productivity and profits in the next 3 to 5 years, and underperformed in stock markets. percent reduction in costs. Reexamining perks and benefits.

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leaderCommunicator

MAY 29, 2015

10 Best Kept Secrets on Building a Business That Lasts By Kristof De Wulf ( @kristofdewulf ), Switch & Shift “When in 1994 Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras wrote their business best seller ‘Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies’, the world was a very different place to what it is now.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 6, 2014

EntreLeadership proves it as he shares his years of leadership experience building his company from the ground up. Good To Great by Jim Collins – The recent classic business book is a must read for anyone looking to grow their organization. Learn what to do (and not to do) by reading this book!

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Jim Collins , author of Built to Last , notes only 71 companies on the original 1955 Fortune 500 list were still there when the book was written. The risk of your organization withering away escalates. If a leader cannot adapt, then the organization will suffer, dancing on a slim edge of failure. The worst case is complete failure.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 06:26 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , intentional connectors At the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Jim Collins just pointed out that great leaders in his research had the character strength of humility and those who fall could be described as having hubris.

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