Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

The newly released report analyzing that day slams the police and the government for ineptitude, much like the infamous 9/11 report in the U.S. Jim Collins and I studied this question in our book Great by Choice in which we analyzed CEOs and companies that led successfully in such a world. We have seen this happen before.

Management 14

Management Licensing Crisis Hedge 14

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. Leaders make the news, they don’t report it. Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication.

Blog 360

Blog Brand Media Influence 360

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

This simple exercise grows out of a powerful question I heard years ago from advertising legend Roy Spence , who says he got it from Jim Collins of Good to Great fame. Apple is an obvious passion brand in the performance-obsessed technology world — maybe the greatest passion brand in the world.

Company 10

Company Brand Banking Long-term 10

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Another benefit is that much of the content produced in this medium is not from the typical industry pundits, but rather true “in the trenches” thought leaders that see things coming long before journalists report it in the news, or the so-called gurus publish it in their latest book. Reading transports us to a place beyond ourselves.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419