The Practical Leader

APRIL 20, 2022

Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. “Consider the words affection, love, joy, authenticity, empathy, compassion, soulfulness, and other terms of endearment. Today, a growing number of companies comfortably embrace such terms. ” James C. That is changing.

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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 23, 2021

It’s coming from a leader who obviously really cares and is in a, a good place in terms of wanting to support their people and keep them energized and motivated. It’s a very long series of smaller wins and activities that you need to acknowledge and to keep people going. ( So I don’t want it to be empty or fake. (

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 22, 2020

Others might say that the pillar of integrity is fundamental because if you are not open and honest then how can you develop long term relationships with any of your stakeholders? Jim Collins captured this difference when he talked about level 5 leaders in his book, Good to Great. And this then becomes their Achilles heel.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 22, 2016

But is there anything on this list of fragile short-term gains that we couldn’t also achieve in the long-run, and in a more lasting manner? The long-term benefits outweigh the short-term costs. In closing, I want to give thanks to my former colleague, Kathy Collins. Receiving the attention of others.

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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. So how can we develop humility in our leadership?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

. “No company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.” ” –Jim Collins, Good to Great. ” –Jim Collins, Good to Great. ” –Jack Welch, General Electric. ” –Tony Hsieh, Zappos.

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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. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t by Jim Collins. Hope they helped!

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 18, 2018

Others might say that the pillar of integrity is fundamental because if you are not open and honest then how can you develop long term relationships with any of your stakeholders? Jim Collins captured this difference when he talked about level 5 leaders in his book, Good to Great. And this then becomes their Achilles heel.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I think of Jim Collins’ oft-quoted analogy of getting people on and off the bus, and into the right seats on the bus. It’s a brilliant metaphor, and is something organizations should probably take to heart as part of their long-term strategy. I wonder if Mr. Collins has ever had to do that personally?

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A leader has the long-term vision. Jennifer Collins. Being humble as a person and as a leader will make a remarkable difference. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts. insert link). “A But having the team take part in creating that vision is a great way to develop new leaders.” Skip Prichard. With humility comes wisdom.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen represents a detailed assessment of companies thriving in times of uncertainty compared with similar organizations not performing so well. However, StrategyDriven Contributors believe there are some flaws in Collins and Hansen’s analysis.

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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. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t by Jim Collins. Hope they helped!

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. 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. Thanks for sharing Todd.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 12, 2016

Others might say that the pillar of integrity is fundamental because if you are not open and honest then how can you develop long term relationships with any of your stakeholders? Jim Collins captured this difference when he talked about level 5 leaders in his book, Good to Great. And this then becomes their Achilles heel.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Extraordinary greatness today requires us to adopt the story of the fox and the Hedgehog in Jim Collins’ outstanding book Good to Great. And, they must constantly reevaluate critical decisions to meet long-term, strategic objectives.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

Therefore, there is also a Six Disciplines company that was established to help companies long-term get established and maintain using this methodology.” Skip Angel, Random Thoughts of a CTO). “Here’s what differentiates this book: it bridges concept and principles to execution.”

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

In “ Good to Great ”, Jim Collins lamented the trend of boards that become “enamored with charismatic CEOs,” a tendency that, he concluded, was “most damaging” for “the long-term health of companies.” When a CEO becomes a household name, that CEO may well need to get his own house in order.

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CO2

JANUARY 31, 2014

These are all effective techniques as long as you take the time to go backward before you go forward. When looking for a company’s purpose, Jim Collins asks, “What can the organization be the world’s best at?” Many gurus will ask you to walk into a bookstore and see what stacks of books attract you.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) No one remains a leader long without being competent. People will not long support someone who's going nowhere. 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Lindquist : Professional will, which is defined in Jim Collins’ famous book, Good to Great. First, you must do whatever must be done to produce the best long-term results for the company, regardless of how difficult it may be. Great athletes recognize the need to do whatever is necessary for the long-term interests of the team.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If a leader’s primary obligation is for the care and well being of those under their charge, then I would suggest that you cannot be an effective leader over the long-term without love, compassion and empathy. link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post.

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Building Personal Strength

JUNE 9, 2010

These were the same foot-long green parakeets that inhabit the Amazonian jungle. It’s a technical term. That could take a long time. We crossed busy four-lane Collins Avenue to get to the beach through the Dezerland Hotel. It had big round eyes and a long down-curved bill topped by a fleshy growth.

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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. In my opinion, an alignment between a person’s core values and that of the organizations’ is crucial for long-term success. How did they feel? What did they learn? Lesson #3 – ask about their values.

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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. EVERY instance.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

Trusting your gut comes from long experience, for which there are no shortcuts. Long-term business success is a function of developing stakeholders and empowering them to do positive things with your company. She can dance all night long.” ” Judy Collins (1968). She knows how to shake that thing.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Servant leadership has proven successful and has a positive impact for the long term, time and again. I teach people about stuff that they learned a long time ago. So this stuff’s been around a long time. How long – were you there in the organization for a while? So why is it not more common? Meet needs.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Servant leadership has proven successful and has a positive impact for the long term, time and again. I teach people about stuff that they learned a long time ago. So this stuff’s been around a long time. How long – were you there in the organization for a while? So why is it not more common? Meet needs.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. Covey has garnered the loyalty and love of her students, something that she still evokes in my daughters even though they have long since left her classroom. Those that we often most respect are simply acting on a core that resonates, drives and emotionally connects with us.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

While there were clearly a few moments last week that I found instructionally valuable in terms of creating a game changer ( Nando Parrado ), there weren’t nearly enough of them. A lesson that I learned long ago is that you simply cannot experience sustainable improvement without transformation. It was a game changer!

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 19, 2010

For leaders, the flick offers some interesting lessons in what can happen with a great team and a focus on your long-term goals. Good hang is key to long-term success… in a previous post we looked at the “gig” triangle and how it affects bands and we regular working types. Totally with you on the persistence front.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. But even so, they led their companies to great long-term financial performance. How do you lead successfully in an uncertain, disruptive, even chaotic world? They include the biotech, semiconductor, personal computer, and airline industries.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Here are just three examples: In his original 1997 letter Bezos states, “We will share our strategic thought processes with you when we make bold choices (to the extent competitive pressures allow), so that you may evaluate for yourselves whether we are making rational long-term leadership investments.” Jeff Bezos.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

People who study successful corporations — I'm thinking of Jim Collins , Rosabeth Moss Kanter , Michael Beer , and many others — keep reporting that one important trait that most of them share is that they don't emphasize the maximization of shareholder value.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

Finding people with the right combination of competence, character and team skills isn't easy, of course, even if you conduct a long, carefully-orchestrated search. To find these people, you have to develop a long-term, very consistent strategy. Here are some things that have worked very well for me: Network, network, network.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

The organizations I admire don't just lead their industries in terms of innovation or financial performance or market share. They also understand that the only sustainable form of long-term business leadership is the capacity to create grassroots leaders at every level of the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

As Lerner summed it up for me in an interview, "There seemed to be a pretty positive track record in terms of technology companies after buyouts.". IBM''s transformation under CEO Lou Gerstner is the subject of an HBS case study by Lynda Applegate, Robert Austin, and Elizabeth Collins. The Case of IBM.

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