Good To Great by Jim Collins is a book that has been sitting on my bookshelf for awhile now. I finally got a chance to read it, and wanted to share an in-depth review of some of the lessons I learned in it.
The amount of research and analysis that has gone into this book is mind-boggling. A research team of over 25 people, headed by Jim Collins, spent 5 years (!) to distill what it takes to make the leap from an average company with average results to an outstanding company with outstanding results – consistently and over very long timeframes. Data was accumulated by looking at revenues, stock value, and by performing intensive interviews with employees and executives of companies.… [Read more...] about Jim Collins – Good To Great Book Review