Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Instead of pulling others up, many managers choose to push people down. The corporate world is littered with managers but lack leaders. Over the course of may career, I only had one manager who was a leader. It is a rare individual who excels in both managing and leading. Your most valuable asset is your people.

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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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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies — how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies.

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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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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). By Jim Collins. Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. By Daniel H.

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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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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 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? Per Gallup, “During tough times, employees need managers who reset priorities, involve them in reestablishing their goals and constantly clarify their role relative to their coworkers”.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 28, 2014

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. They are ideal for leaders and managers of all types of small to large businesses and organizations. Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager?” o Giving a book about management first.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 10, 2014

A couple years ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager ?” Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Best Leadership Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Books'

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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? Blog Post ).

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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 are those who have the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The social media management application guides itself by six core values. 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. “

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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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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. If I had not been open to interview him at all, he would have never had a chance with us.

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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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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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Career Advancement

JULY 30, 2018

Jim Collins~. Arthur, a manager at a mid-size firm, read a troubling statistic: According to Harvard Business Review, one in five high-performing employees plans to leave their job in the next six months. But how do I know I’m not just priming them for a job with some other company? he wondered. Provide Plenty of Guidance.

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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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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Their research emphasizes the role of perceived integrity among top managers and highlights the strong correlation between an organization’s culture and its success (Guiso et al., I wrote how the challenge was not the lack of core values but the “paternalistic and confusing messages sent by senior management.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 10, 2010

During the Leadercast program and prior to my meeting with Goodnight, author Jim Collins interviewed him on stage. Collins seemed to be looking for something similar in Goodnight to explain SAS’s benevolent corporate culture where the average work week is 35 hours and the bucolic SAS campus has nearly every employee perk imaginable.

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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. Change Management' 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.

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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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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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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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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Stages three and four lean heavily on disciplined management systems and processes. It’s a big competitive edge.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Near the top of virtually every list you'll see of the best leadership books, you'll find, Good To Great , by Jim Collins. 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? Engage in dialogue and debate."

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 14, 2016

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 are those who have the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 6, 2012

A fantastic case for a better management perspective, mainly that little things like progress can affect big things like profitability. Perhaps the most under-rated book on evidence-based management. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The people I am working with often quote Jim Collins Good-to-Great : “…leaders of companies that go from good to great start not with “where” but with “who.” Much of the confusion and frustration comes from having too many layers of management in the organization. Matching the Manager-Employee Capacity. Just Right?

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a broad term that encompasses human resources management, employee relations , compensation, benefits, training, performance evaluation, recruitment, selection, and other related activities. There are many human resources books , but they often focus on specific industries or companies.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 6, 2014

Near the top of virtually every list you''ll see of the best leadership books, you''ll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. 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? The book focuses on 11 good-to-great companies.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 25, 2014

Near the top of virtually every list you''ll see of the best leadership books, you''ll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. 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? The book focuses on 11 good-to-great companies.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

We found that for leaders to make something great, their ambition has to be for the greatness of the work and the company, rather than for themselves.” Jim Collins. Three things a leader or manager should be thinking: What’s happening? Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” Publilius Syrus. “We

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. within the discussion forum for the LinkedIn group Linked 2 Leadership. Some people suggested more than one book.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Near the top of virtually every list you'll see of the best leadership books, you'll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. 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? Engage in dialogue and debate."

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