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A review by thelibraryskeeper
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins
2.0
Okay. Let me start this by saying my boss made me read this book. I do not enjoy this type of book nor would I choose it to read in my spare time. Moving on...
On a visual level this is a seriously ugly book. The charts and graphs and points are all shades of Grey and really detract from the overall reading experience.
That aside there are some good points in here that I think could help build a good work ethic and a good team. But YIKES. This guy did not go about his research in a way that my psychology brain enjoys. He did a a ton of interviews and questions AND THEN made a hypothesis. BIG YIKES. I don't trust any of his numbers or findings as a result. He used his data to make his points correct. It's just wrong.
I do like the ides of having passionate people being "the best in the world" at one thing or his whole hedgehog theory. However I do not find this realistic. If it was we would all quit our jobs and do what we love and be paid for it. Not eveyone has that luxury.
I am very confused as to how he reached all his conclusions based on seriously old ass research and stock market analysis. Either this book needs an update OR people need to STOP using it as a "Bible for business".
I am not looking forward to talking to my boss about this.... sigh....
On a visual level this is a seriously ugly book. The charts and graphs and points are all shades of Grey and really detract from the overall reading experience.
That aside there are some good points in here that I think could help build a good work ethic and a good team. But YIKES. This guy did not go about his research in a way that my psychology brain enjoys. He did a a ton of interviews and questions AND THEN made a hypothesis. BIG YIKES. I don't trust any of his numbers or findings as a result. He used his data to make his points correct. It's just wrong.
I do like the ides of having passionate people being "the best in the world" at one thing or his whole hedgehog theory. However I do not find this realistic. If it was we would all quit our jobs and do what we love and be paid for it. Not eveyone has that luxury.
I am very confused as to how he reached all his conclusions based on seriously old ass research and stock market analysis. Either this book needs an update OR people need to STOP using it as a "Bible for business".
I am not looking forward to talking to my boss about this.... sigh....