Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

How Positive Images (and negative ones) Shape Your Reality by @JesseLynStoner. Jim Collins: On Leadership In America via @ChiefExecGrp. Are You a Windshield or a Rear-View Mirror? by @paul_larue via @leadchangegroup. Be Better at Spontaneous Speaking via @StanfordBiz. VIDEO: What Successful Entrepreneurs Know via @StanfordBiz.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 7, 2011

I’ve had issues with some of the concepts contained in Jim Collins book Good To Great since it was first released. The simple truth is that anyone can prepare a chart or graph to support virtually any premise or position at a given point in time. That said, it is nonetheless my hope to burst a few bubbles and bust a few myths.

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Women on Business

APRIL 18, 2011

If you have not yet read “When Everything Changed” by Gail Collins grab a copy and take the journey back to the time when turmoil was front and center on the world stage. Most of the women in positions of leadership today can remember, or their mothers can remember that time when only the men wore pants.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

If a leader assumes their formal authority and position are sufficient to lead, they will quickly run into resistance. According to Jim Collins, author of “Good To Great,” truly great leaders are ambitious for their organizations, rather than seeking personal celebrity. 1 – Failure to build relationships.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2013

One of the primary themes of Lead on Purpose is leading effectively regardless of whether you are in a position of authority – in a ‘management’ position. Here are a few quotes to whet your appetite: “Good is the enemy of Great.” –Jim Collins. That will continue to be a primary topic for this blog.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Conversely, when things go well, the praise is always on them (Think Jim Collins and his concept of the Level 5 leader in his book “Good to Great”). And it all must be delivered with a measured positivity that instead of oozing hubris or folly, passes on a quiet confidence and determination.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 20, 2018

Imagine the “grease” effect of everyone knowing what the main goals are, how they are connected with the core values of the business, and how the achievement of those goals will positively effect them, well beyond their paycheck. That’s the definition of Total Enterprise Alignment. And the Flywheel Effect will be so much easier to achieve.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

He took bold action and held a position of power no African-American before him had held. Collin Powell was angry when the French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin attacked the United States position leading up to the Iraq War. Attack it with a renewed passion and find a new solution to your problem. Be the first.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 20, 2011

That’s total enterprise alignment. The Flywheel Effect will be so much easier to achieve. But here’s the kicker – it takes time to “inject&# the grease.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 15, 2017

Thankfully, it’s almost always a positive story! As Jim Collins would say, we’ve been “pushing on the flywheel for over 40 years.”. When I tell them I work at the headquarters, you can often see a moment of disappointment in their eyes, but they quickly move to share a recent experience from a visit to one of our restaurants.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 18, 2020

The great irony is that the animus and personal ambition that often drive people to positions of power stand at odds with the humility required for Level 5 leadership.” ” – Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t.

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CEO Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

From a Harper Collins review: Truly successful people don’t merely tolerate discomfort—they embrace it and seek it out again and again. I enjoyed that section because it rightly pointed out the success Linda has had despite being a woman and the daughter of the founder. I know Frank (the father) well and am also friends with Linda.

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Women on Business

JUNE 29, 2011

Guest post by Susie Collins (learn more about Susie at the end of this post). Aside from these issues of competing over salary or position and who will do traditional “women’s work” in the home, there is the matter of time. About Susie Collins. Susie Collins is a relationship advisor. It continues today.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 13, 2017

This can be particularly true of new leaders and those chosen from among a peer group to take on a formal leadership position. Just as it might be hard for a rich person to truly know who his friends are, there can be a similar dynamic with positions of influence. Collins Click To Tweet. Leader isolation is a problem.

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Brigette Hyacinth

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Too many managers view their position as one of entitlement rather than one of responsibility. Jim Collins. Weak leaders measure success by money, position and power. Employees might join companies, but they leave managers. The biggest danger of leadership: Arrogance. The Power of Humility in the Workplace. Humble leaders: 1.They

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Jim Collins. A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious–but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.” – Jim Collins. Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.” – Jim Collins.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 13, 2020

Jim Collins’ Good to Great research determined, “half of the companies we were studying didn’t do it (layoffs) once. Redeploying people to revenue-building positions. The other half, with the exception of one case, only ever did it once or twice. Some government programs can help with this.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

” The book Built to Last by Collins and Porras is a favorite. ”Chris believes students should be taught that positive values in the workplace are as important as results. .” When asked about the strangest question he’s ever been asked in a job interview, Chris tells us he was asked, “How tall are you?”

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Everything was about collaboration, working together, positive language — rather than fear. It’s a similar dynamic to what Good to Great author Jim Collins describes as Level 5 Leadership – the combination of fierce resolve and deep humility. We’re a team of 5 million,’ I think it was very powerful.”

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Every positive outcome that transpires in any organization is a result of efforts of the people therein. Recently I decided to re-read (actually listened to) to the classic business book Good To Great by Jim Collins where he discusses, among other things, the value of people.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 13, 2021

In his extensive research on great leaders and organizations, Jim Collins says the highest form of leadership is Level 5; “…a powerful mixture of personal humility and indomitable will.” ” Many outstanding leaders don’t succumb to the creeping elitism that creates we/they gaps. They were soaked.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2011

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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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

You are consistently getting positive feedback. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Harper Collins Publishers Leadership Books Liz Wiseman Rookie Smarts' Wondering if you are ready for a new challenge? Your brain doesn''t have to work hard to be successful. You don''t prepare for meetings because you already know the answers.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 22, 2016

The enduring benefits of being nice are countless, and include: Positive relationships. It is hard to do those things when we lead with fear and hate – products of incivility – which never amounts to anything positive. In closing, I want to give thanks to my former colleague, Kathy Collins. Reciprocity. Innovation.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

In Good to Great, Jim Collins writes, “Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.” THE LEADERSHIP GAP. buy now.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Think and act positively. Learning from others who have successfully gone before – people like Jim Collins, Bill George and Patrick Lencioni – can save you time and frustration. If someone tells you differently, follow my lead and chart your own path. Match their words and actions. Plan goals. Insist on results. Solve problems.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Grace is easy to demonstrate with friends and loved ones, but it is hard, but all the more necessary, when the person before us is not on the same page or puts us in a difficult position.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 27, 2010

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. Good To Great. It chronicles how they made the leap, what they did, and what they didn’t do. Unported License.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 17, 2010

When reading Ruthless Focus , the parallels to two authors develop immediately: Collins and Porter. Jim Collins in Good to Great offers his “Hedgehog Concept” a simplistic way to develop a strategy by answering three questions. The highlights of the book are the case studies.

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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

According to Browne, great leadership is not derived from a person’s position title but rather from their inherent character. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t by Jim Collins. Instead, an engaged workforce results when the focus is on developing, motivating, and empowering employees.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 12, 2014

This type of teamwork is critical for positive cultures and morale. Jim Collins,'' Built To Last , addresses the question, "Why are some companies able to achieve and sustain success through multiple generations of leaders, across decades, and even centuries?" Here are some comments from Jim Collins about the book. Question 3.

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 16, 2016

When I joined the workforce, I quickly started noticing positive and negative organizational dynamics I had “seen” before in the books – and I knew what needed to change. Good to Great by Jim Collins. It’s been a huge part of my leadership education. But it’s anything but simple.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Jennifer Collins. Leadership is not a person or a position. In between simply trying to survive, your best people will be looking for new opportunities and only those who can “work the system” will stick around. And guess what? Working the system isn’t helping promote trust, either. Because it’s a fear reaction. More Quotes.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Though it would take time and we would lose some time, we could always fill the position. Jennifer Collins. But in this case, I heard that he was leaving because he needed a break “to take care of some things.”. That struck me as a potential problem. And we need to give people room to have families, interests, emotions, and spirit. “To

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

So they looked for companies that started in vulnerable positions and rose to spectacular performance in dangerously fast changing, unstable environments with major events and forces outside of their control. " How true that’s proved to be in the last 10 years! Sounding familiar? " Great by Choice is very aptly titled.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

And so this becomes the lens through which we view others: “He has an attitude problem and just cannot work on team&# , or, “She is a high performer, but couldn’t possibly step up to a position in the C-suite&#. Collins worked with were predicted to fail, but instead she believed in and discovered their potential.

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