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Good to Great
Jim Collins (2001)
In writing this book, Jim Collins’ intention was to answer the question of why some companies make the leap from being good to being great – and others don’t. His research began with the simple assertion that there are very few companies, schools, or individuals in society that become great, and this is because there are so many that are good. Becoming good is fairly easy, and staying that way is easier still, but what does it take to become great? After a conversation with Bill Meehan, managing director of McKinsey & Company’s San Francisco office, it became clear to Jim that the vast majority of companies would “wake up partway through life and realise that they’re good, but not great,” leading him to question: “Can a good company become a great company and, if so, how?
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