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| 1. | It'll make you think |
| (Boulder, CO United States) April 27, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I put off reading this book because I didn't think it would apply to
VC-backed companies. I was wrong. The framework set out here has changed
the way I think about leadership, strategy and time. |
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| 2. | Good to great |
| (Ithaca) April 28, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Collins analyzes companies that have transformed themselves from good to
great and concisely delivers his assessment of the characteristics that
have made these companies so successful. Fantastic advice. He talks about... read full review |
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| 3. | Good to Great - Implications |
| (Alpharetta, GA United States) April 22, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| The principle premise of the book, Good to Great by Jim Collins, is that
there are many companies and organizations that are satisfied being "good"
who could be but never aspire to being "great". Collins analyzes... read full review |
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| 4. | The Best Book on Transforming an Existing Business Available |
| (Dallas, TX United States) March 3, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I can be a tough critic, but if there is one general business/org. devpt
book that I could give SIX stars to, this would be it. This is simply the
best book ever written about improving an existing company, department... read full review |
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| 5. | Research-Based Principles for Success |
| (San Diego, CA United States) January 24, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I don't work in a big corporation... I run my own business. Yet, I am a
student and raving fan of Jim Collins' corporate studies. I'll tell you
why.The previous book, "Built to Last," was good, but... read full review |
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| 6. | A pie in the face of SuperManagers |
| (Beaverton, OR United States) May 25, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| It is refreshing to see that fundamental values and deep commmon sense are
supported by so much data coming from the few large companies that
actually enjoy enduring success. It's a pie in the face of the
super-managers... read full review |
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| 7. | Good to Great is Built to Last |
| (Firestone, CO United States) May 27, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This is a book that has profound insight which is nicely based on empirical
data. It is refreshing to read a full case study written by an author that
admits to personal leadership flaws and who is in search... read full review |
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| 8. | Management Ethics 101: Aristotle would be proud! |
| (Starkville, MS) June 20, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| What? Ethics and business? Yes!What Jim Collins has done fits squarely
in the Aristotelian model of ethical discourse. Despite his misgivings
about Philip Morris and the issue of smoking (he's a health nut), the
great... read full review |
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| 9. | Landmark book for all in business |
| (Palo Alto, CA USA) June 26, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| The focus of this book is to identify the factors and behaviors that have a
very high correlation to outstanding business success measured by
sustained, long term stock returns much higher than comparable companies.
Great... read full review |
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| 10. | Good to Great |
| (Tokyo, Japan) June 20, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Should it come as a surprise that a thorough research project, which set
out to find the combination of elements that businesses use to become
great, discovered that great leaders maintain humility and will, that
great... read full review |
