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

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In addition, they understands the "Hedgehog Concept." To quote directly from Collins, a Hedgehog Concept is a concept "to understand what your organization can be the best in the world at, and equally important what it cannot be teh best at - not what it "wants" to be the best at." It is "not a goal, strategy or intention; it is an understanding." It is also essential for the organization to build a culture of self-disciplined people (as getting disciplined people would limit the bureaucracy needed to compensate for lack of discipline), uses technology wisely (avoid technology fad), good to great transformation doesn't just happen with one single action, no grand program but instead follows a pattern of buildup and breakthrough. The organization is also able to confronts the reality of the company's current situation as the right decisions would follow subsequently.

"Good to Great" is truly an insightful book and it is very well-researched. His points are well presented as he uses analogies and stories to back them. It is an easy read as his tone is very conversational. There are some jargons but it is not too difficult for the average reader to understand. I like the way he structures the book with "key points" and "unexpected findings" at the end of each chapters. I find that helpful and the "unexpected findings" are quite interesting. For instance, 80% of their 84 interviews did not mention technology as one of the top five factors in their transformation. In addition, Collins considers "Good to Great" more of a prequel to his other bestseller, "Built to Last" as many would expect his second book to be a sequel. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the transformation of good to great companies.

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