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Leaders don’t create more followers. They create more leaders.

Brigette Hyacinth

Over the course of may career, I only had one manager who was a leader. He made such an impact and influenced my leadership style. James Collins and a research team conducted a five year historical analysis of companies that over time had made a sustained transition from good to great. Succession planning was a problem.

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Discover Your Hedgehog (Part 5)

CO2

He took Jim Collins’ Venn diagram for the Hedgehog Concept for business success and applied it to an individual’s career search. Collins’ diagram has three circles: “What are you deeply passionate about?” The end result is a very specific and individually tailored career goal.

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Q&A With Millennial CEO And Book Author Rick Lindquist

Eric Jacobson

Which of your leadership skills helped you most to rise through the ranks at Zane Benefits? Lindquist : Professional will, which is defined in Jim Collins’ famous book, Good to Great. How important have mentors been to your career? What's your favorite book about leadership and why? It’s a simple concept. Good advice.

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Who's In Charge?

N2Growth Blog

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] I've been around long enough to see all types of leadership styles both succeed and fail. 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge? N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Who the * is in charge around here?

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. It is based on chapter 8 of Jim Collins book Good to Great. Bezos invited Collins to Amazon a few months before Collin’s book was published in 2001 to teach the senior leadership team the flywheel concept. Jeff Bezos.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. Jim : Yeah, it’s really a misunderstood term – servant leadership. In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. Honesty, bad idea.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. Jim : Yeah, it’s really a misunderstood term – servant leadership. In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. Honesty, bad idea.