Leading Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Interest rates on real estate loans had climbed to 20 percent and higher. Like Jim Collins accomplished in Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t , Peters and Waterman developed a methodology for their study. Interest rates were through the roof.
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.” Only those interested in leadership as more than mere ego gratification have a chance to build something that outlasts them.
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Steve Farber
MARCH 8, 2009
This morning we received our first submission (which is pretty good considering the book’s been out for less than a week, and the real promotional push won’t happen until the end of the month). In our company, Champion , I have worked to instill the extreme leadership roles to all our partners and friends with some success.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 6, 2014
It’s the bubble of bubbles: it not only mirrors the previous bubbles (whether of the Tulip, Silicon Valley or Real Estate variety), it undergirds them all. The asset we’re overvaluing now is the notion of doing it all, having it all, achieving it all; what Jim Collins calls “ the undisciplined pursuit of more.”.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Out of the 17 US Companies selected by Jim Collins in his book Built to Last studied, ten are headquartered in small towns. In addition, the cheap real estate price, fresh air and beautiful environment in small places are increasingly big draws for family-minded folk. It's the same in Europe.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2012
Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap.and Others Don't. Jim Collins introduced new rigor to the evaluation of business leadership in his instant classic Good to Great , with a research team reviewing "6,000 articles and generating 2,000 pages of interview transcripts."
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2012
Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap.and Others Don't. Jim Collins introduced new rigor to the evaluation of business leadership in his instant classic Good to Great , with a research team reviewing "6,000 articles and generating 2,000 pages of interview transcripts."
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