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Jim Collins, Meet Michael Porter

Harvard Business Review

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. Jim Collins, meet Mike Porter.

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Do You Speak the Language of Performance Driven Execution?

N2Growth Blog

Extraordinary greatness today requires us to adopt the story of the fox and the Hedgehog in Jim Collins’ outstanding book Good to Great. Organizational Behavior “Guidelines” (Guiding Precepts); and strategic principle assessments (Cardinal Rules).

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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

in the comments below… [link] Dan Collins Mike, I believe leadership is pretty simple – not easy, not common, but simple. I did notice two missing blogs: Positive Organizational Behavior at [link]. If your blog didn't make the list, please leave a link, description, etc. And LeaderLab at [link].

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12 Reads for 2012

LDRLB

Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Jim Collins much anticipated new release. Collins’ research methods may be criticized by academic scholars, but his insights give engaging analysis into how companies succeed in tough times. The Portable Guide to Leading Organization by David Burkus.

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Good Leaders Acknowledge What Can't Be Done

Harvard Business Review

But despite all the books and articles, like Jim Collins' Good to Great , that preach such reasonable humility, the culture of heroic leadership persists. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979. Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D.

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Is Obama Gaining Power with Every Speech? (Are You?)

Harvard Business Review

Jim Collins and others have been writing for years about the business leaders who manage to build engagement and commitment by articulating visions that connect with people on an emotional level. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979.

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