Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Collins is the author of my all-time favorite business book, “ Good to Great &# ( affiliate link, profits to National Park Foundation) , where 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. “ Level 5 “ leadership.

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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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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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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

That’s the power of a clear purpose statement. “We Choosing Personal Influence over Position Power. Truett and former company president Jimmy Collins believed, “If I ever have to use position power to influence somebody, I’m probably only going to get to do that once.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 13, 2013

Arguably, all other vices could fall under the umbrella called pride, and if pride really is at the heart of humanity’s greatest ills, then it is, by that measure, the most destructive power in the world. Here are a few examples: “I can’t move up in my company because my boss doesn’t like me. He’s a jerk.” “She

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 20, 2022

An equally powerful source of energy, one we’ve often neglected or dismissed as unrealistic, is what we might call the ‘purpose motive.'” “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. ” James C.

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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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The Practical Leader

MARCH 18, 2020

In fact, the ego can create powerful blockades of pride, shame, and fear that prevent too many people from opening themselves up to love and healing.” The great irony is that the animus and personal ambition that often drive people to positions of power stand at odds with the humility required for Level 5 leadership.”

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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. When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.” – Margaret J Wheatley. John Zenger. “He

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Leading Blog

JULY 31, 2013

30 Outdated Leadership Practices Holding Your Company Back by @mikemyatt. The Power of the Word "Yet" by @bencasnocha. From @inc > Jim Collins: Good to Great in 10 Steps. Why Honesty Is the Secret Ingredient of Successful Organizations by Halley Bock. Need to get focused? Write by hand. What Do You Need to Surrender?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2011

Consider : Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking In Your Organization by Daniel Patrick Forrester. Great by Choice : Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Leadership matters now more than ever. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.

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Brigette Hyacinth

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Employees might join companies, but they leave managers. Jim Collins. The Power of Humility in the Workplace. They do not get consumed by seeking out more power. Weak leaders measure success by money, position and power. Too many managers view their position as one of entitlement rather than one of responsibility.

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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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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A European study reports on “The Downside of Charisma” with this conclusion, “We found that leaders of the higher-performing companies were often not charismatic — and were, in fact, less likely to be charismatic than the leaders of the lower-performing companies. They often see humility as weakness.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Also, information was no longer the domain of the corporate brass; everyone in the company could find out what they needed to know. The world was becoming smaller, more diverse, and more connected. Market conditions changed more quickly, and became more complex and harder to predict. For decades, Influence 2.0 Management Influence 2.0:

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

In Good to Great, Jim Collins writes, “Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It means driving results, driving people, driving the company. ” Lead with drive. THE LEADERSHIP GAP.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 25, 2012

Since the 1990’s when Peter Senge popularized the notion of “learning organizations,” there has been a lot of discussion about attributes of great companies. Books like Built to Last (Collins and Porras, 1997) and Good to Great (Collins, 2001) have laid a foundation.

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

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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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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

​ Making the Grass Greener on Your Side Ken Melrose, the head of the Toro lawn care company, shares his journey of corporate loss, gains, and knowledge learned along the way. Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness Robert K.

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CEO Blog

MAY 3, 2015

Cheryl is the CEO who successfully turned around fast food company Popeyes. Cheryl talks about the power of leading through serving. She expands on the Jim Collin's level 5 leaders. They look out first for the good of the company. I was not sure I would like it because of a predetermined biased against Popeye's.

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CEO Blog

MAY 3, 2015

Cheryl is the CEO who successfully turned around fast food company Popeyes. Cheryl talks about the power of leading through serving. She expands on the Jim Collin's level 5 leaders. They look out first for the good of the company. I was not sure I would like it because of a predetermined biased against Popeye's.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

“My job as a leader is to make sure that everybody in the company has great opportunities and they feel they are having meaningful impact to the good of society.” “You know, as most entrepreneurs do, that a company is only as good its people. ” –Jim Collins, Good to Great. ” –Bill Gates.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Their skills, knowledge, intellect, character and integrity provide the primary value to their company. Recently I decided to re-read (actually listened to) to the classic business book Good To Great by Jim Collins where he discusses, among other things, the value of people.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). By Jim Collins. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.” By Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 7, 2019

When I first became a CEO, I realized that there are many misconceptions about the true power of the office. Many people think a CEO is aware of everyone that comes and goes, has a direct hand and voice in every employee dismissal or hire, and that you have a lot more power than you probably do. Jennifer Collins. People First.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Joseph Grenny - Joe spoke about the need for, and power of influence. Jim Collins, Al Gore, Joseph Stiglitz, Charlene Li, Bill McDermott, Mavin Odum and Luca Majocchi didn’t make my cut – do you think they should have, and/or do you think my list should be reordered? Most notably he did it very well.

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The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 26, 2016

That is the magic and power of questions! BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” It is one of the characteristics that distinguishes great companies from mediocre ones. Defining your leadership or company goals is the easy part. What’s at stake …. …

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 14, 2015

The battle cry has been a powerful force. Narrow your organization’s vision : Look at what your company stands for. Jim Collins coined the acronym BHAG for Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals. The same goes for battle cries in cinema and modern story telling. Image by Andrew Gould. See the long, drawn out vision statement?

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The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The former prevents us from making false statements; the latter has the generative power to change individuals and organizations. I have found that when leaders are willing to look at how they they avoid or deny the truth, that mirror of truth will liberate them to become the authentic, powerful leader they are meant to be.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, who held servant leadership principles (though many believe the company no longer reflects the values of it’s founder), understood this concept: The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say. Shares Power and Control (Frick & Sipe).

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2015

His career is marked by consistently helping individuals and teams and his company do better. Showing his determination, focus, and will power after he got out of prison, he worked again for what was right. Jim Collins has a place in this segment, too. Follow John. . Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership suggests A. Follow Lisa.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

He demonstrated courage and responsible risk-taking, even with a boss famous for his strong, power-driven style. I was recently in a meeting with the leadership development director of a large manufacturing company. The topic was the company’s leadership development training program. Take care of the whole.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 7, 2013

Remember that it is never too late to start something amazing – and you are in pretty impressive company if you are yet to begin your life’s greatest work. 13) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote “The Hunger Games”. 13) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote “The Hunger Games”. 5) Martin Luther King, Jr. Ani Difranco.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 6, 2019

And of course in the classic book, Good to Great , author Jim Collins’ discovered that those organizations who moved from average to superior performance shared a common factor of being led by Level 5 leaders, people who possessed a powerful mixture of humility and indomitable will. Viewing yourself as a steward.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

link] Dan Collins Academics like to debate. link] Dan Collins Buzzwords are definitely not trite. As you pointed out in your comment toning down the serious nature of discourse can also lighten the mood and be more effective in doing so. Thanks for sharng Sami. The best argument in the world will always lose to a two by four.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. link] mikemyatt Hi Joe: Powerful topic to be sure. Let me expand. Would Churchill, Patton or their ilk have flourished in leadership today? Thanks for sharing Dan. Thanks for sharing Debbie.

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