Jim Collins.

Jim Collins is an American business researcher and author. His books, including Good to Great and Built to Last, study what makes companies great over the long run.

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Based in: USA
Known for: Good to Great, Built to Last
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“Those who built the visionary companies wisely understood that it is better to understand who you are than where you are going — for where you are going will almost certainly change.”
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Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

Good to Great

Jim Collins

Leadership · 2001

Good to Great

Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

Collins and his research team compared companies that went from good results to great ones with similar companies that didn't. The book sets out what the great ones did differently.

Three big ideas

Humble, determined leadersThe leaders of great companies combined personal humility with fierce determination.
First who, then whatGet the right people on board before deciding exactly where to go.
Face the factsConfront the hard truth about where you are, while keeping faith that you will win in the end.

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