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Good to Great
- Narrated by: Jim Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Categories: Business & Careers, Business Development & Entrepreneurship
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Can a good company become a great one? If so, how?
After a five-year research project, Jim Collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. In this book, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organisation to make the leap from good to great while other organisations remain only good. Rigorously supported by evidence, his findings are surprising - at times even shocking - to the modern mind.
Good to Great achieves a rare distinction: a management book full of vital ideas that reads as well as a fast-paced novel. It is widely regarded as one of the most important business books ever written.
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- Jon
- 17-12-20
Awesome book really enjoyed it 🙌🙌
Well written book. I really enjoyed it ☺ will read again to let it sink in properly
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-21
Good to great is great.
loved it. very insightful and informative. challenges you to rethink many concepts you thought right.
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- Fred
- 03-01-21
Read this book if you are in business
What's odd about this book is that so few companies follow the advice that the research yielded. As we endure the Silicon valley-VC phenomenon, the focus on short term gain, charismatic founders proves the findings in the book. They don't last.
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- Jean Jacques Thenon
- 27-02-21
The best explanation why love is the answer
This has been one of my top 5 book for over a decade. This reading is great with helpful assides.
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- Quinton Weenink
- 29-01-21
Research is key
I find myself often giving out 5 stars to books who do an overwhelming amount of research, perhaps this is one the traits that make a book great ;D
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- Zweli Ndhlovu
- 21-01-21
Gold standard for business.
Having built a great business, I began to feel a little lost and no longer had some of the initial vision I had building my business. This book has reminded me of the steps I took initially and has oriented me back on the path to greatness.