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chrisleesounds's review
4.0
There are so many great parts in this book that I will remember and use for a long time. However, reading it in 2023 for the first time, there are 2 glaring problems with the book that begs for an update:
—there are NO women really ever mentioned
—there are a number of companies out of the 11 that are no longer active companies, while there are a number of companies (especially tech companies) that have changed the world that are really even mentioned in this book.
While I think the concepts could still be correct, the book has not aged well in those two ways.
—there are NO women really ever mentioned
—there are a number of companies out of the 11 that are no longer active companies, while there are a number of companies (especially tech companies) that have changed the world that are really even mentioned in this book.
While I think the concepts could still be correct, the book has not aged well in those two ways.
josh_paul's review
2.0
Collins explains how your organization can make the leap to greatness like Circuit City, Fannie Mae and Wells Fargo.
rbogue's review
4.0
I had read Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … And Others Don’t by Jim Collins years ago but I decided to re-read it because for whatever reason when I read it the last time, I didn’t have any memorable pull quotes – I didn’t have anything specific I could say I got from it. That may seem like an odd reason to reread a book – and it is. I knew there was some wisdom here that I just couldn’t put my fingers on. I decided to apply my new approach to reading and researching to the book. (See my post “Research in the Age of Electrons“.)
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pensivepelican's review
1.0
Well this was a DNF. I missed the subtitle that it was about companies rather than individuals.
Also the companies he uses as examples are not great, they are financially successful.
Great companies are ones with:
Longest paid family leave
Highest retention level
Lowest carbon footprint
Unbeatable safety record
Diversity in leadership
Products or services that make the world a better place
His “Great” companies?
Abbot Labs? Baby formula shortages to start with.
Wells Fargo? How long you got? Discrimination, racketeering, insider training, embezzlement, generally failing their fiduciary responsibility to their customers.
Fannie Mae? Riddled with fraud, corruption and SEC violations.
Kroger? Too much to list. Let’s just mention two: obscene wage disparity and open carry.
Nucor? Environmentally reckless.
Walgreens? Wage theft, discrimination, all kinds of violations around controlled substances. Pharmacists refusing to dispense because of “religious reasons.”
Phillip Morris? C’mon
Also the companies he uses as examples are not great, they are financially successful.
Great companies are ones with:
Longest paid family leave
Highest retention level
Lowest carbon footprint
Unbeatable safety record
Diversity in leadership
Products or services that make the world a better place
His “Great” companies?
Abbot Labs? Baby formula shortages to start with.
Wells Fargo? How long you got? Discrimination, racketeering, insider training, embezzlement, generally failing their fiduciary responsibility to their customers.
Fannie Mae? Riddled with fraud, corruption and SEC violations.
Kroger? Too much to list. Let’s just mention two: obscene wage disparity and open carry.
Nucor? Environmentally reckless.
Walgreens? Wage theft, discrimination, all kinds of violations around controlled substances. Pharmacists refusing to dispense because of “religious reasons.”
Phillip Morris? C’mon
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