The Practical Leader

JUNE 23, 2021

” Companies decimated by the pandemic especially need to feel the love to bounce back. In his decades of research studying what differentiates great companies, Jim Collins has featured the company’s long track record of investment returns way beyond other companies — in their industry and most others.

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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. You really can.

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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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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 26, 2012

You should be able to pick up a Mayan calendar at half price now! The clearest and most helpful guide to this question comes from the extensive empirical research of Jim Collins and his research team. This nine year project started right after 9/11 to find companies that thrived through chaos and disruptive change.

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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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Emotional Intelligence Collins Learning-by-Doing Download 40

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

Fortune is out with its "Most Admired Companies" issue, and my reaction to this year's list is the same as my reaction to the list every year: What is the point of this exercise? What does matter is the chance to use the list as a spur for all of us to think about the companies we admire — and about what explains that admiration.

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Company Collins Airlines Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. To get some empirically derived answers, we studied leaders of companies that grew to become great in highly uncertain, even chaotic, industries. But even so, they led their companies to great long-term financial performance. Yes, but here's the rub.

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Skills Leadership Airlines Long-term 15

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

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

The company is a major start up success story coming out of the University of Waterloo’s computer science program during the 1980s. RIM created its industry and through strong market leadership built a world class brand. Their stock price has dropped off a cliff this year. The company is at a critical leadership crossroad.

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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. Results matter.

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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? Winning an argument isn’t particularly difficult, but it may come at a very expensive price.

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