Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins is one of the most influential and widely read business books of all time — a landmark work of management research that has shaped the thinking of executives, entrepreneurs, and investors around the world since its publication in 2001. Based on five years of meticulous research by Collins and his team at Stanford University, the book analyses 11 companies that made the transition from good performance to truly exceptional, sustained results — and identifies the specific factors that enabled that leap.

Collins and his team's findings are as counterintuitive as they are rigorous. Great companies are not led by celebrity CEOs or driven by a single transformational insight. Instead, they share a cluster of distinctive characteristics: Level 5 Leadership (humble, fiercely determined leaders who put the organisation before themselves), the Right People strategy (getting the right people on the bus before deciding where to drive it), and the Hedgehog Concept (a simple, crystalline understanding of what the company can be best in the world at, what drives its economic engine, and what its people are deeply passionate about).

Alongside the Flywheel, the Stockdale Paradox, and the Culture of Discipline, Collins presents a complete and coherent framework for the kind of leadership and management that produces great companies. Clear, rigorously researched, compellingly written, and practically applicable, Good to Great is a book that rewards every reading and belongs in the library of everyone serious about building organisations that genuinely excel.

Product Details

Author: Jim Collins
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Dimensions: Approx. 23 × 15 × 2 cm
Weight: Approx. 0.35 kg
Delivery Time: 3–5 Business Days