About this title: The coauthor of the bestselling "Built to Last" now presents a blueprint for transforming good companies into great ones. Charts & graphs throughout.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001-10
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean inside pages, tight binding, good cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Audio Book
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, USA
Date Published: 2001
Description: Very Good. 24mo-over 5"-5¾" tall. 6 hours, 5cds, read by author. Light edge wear to slip case. chipping at corners. all cds are present and in great condition! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Good. Hardcover. May include moderately worn cover, writing, markings or slight discoloration. May include moderately worn cover, writing, markings or slight discoloration. SKU: 24292728 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780066620992. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
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Description: Fine. 0066620996 Not much wrong with this one. I say it is NEW, but I guess you could say that there is some slight shelf wear. DJ has some minor shelf wear. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001-10
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Like New. Hardcover w/dj, straight tight binding, clean pages, appears unread, small tare on dj, FIRST EDITION NUMBERED 17-20, fast shipping. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Excellent Book. very light rubbing DJ else Excellent. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
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"The book was highly recommended. The author could be more humble. the book is very interesting as it is a research findings but it doesn't have the invitation to continue reading."
"I was hoping this book would give me some guidelines to remember when I start my own business. There were a few good points, but nothing compelling. Reading this book wasn't a very good use of my time.
Tips from the book:
First Who, then What First, get the right people on the bus (and the wrong people off it), then figure out where to drive. Having the right people in the company is more important than deciding what the company will do, because the right people will help make that decision anyway. Whether a person is "right" or not depends on their character more than their knowledge and skills. Don't waste time dealing with people who aren't contributing; fire them ASAP.
Don't waste effort trying to motivate people; the right people are self-motivated. All you have to do is keep from de-motivating them.
The Hedgehog Concept To become great, use the Hedgehog Concept: concentrate on the point of intersection between what you are passionate about, what you can be the best in the world at, and what drives your economic engine. The Hedgehog Concept is named for the simple hedgehog that does one thing well (curling up for defense), and is able to defeat the crafty fox which knows many things but acts inconsistently.
A Culture of Discipline Ignore "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunities unless they fit in the 3 circles of the Hedgehog Concept.
Don't treat budgeting as allocating amounts of money to activities, but choose Hedgehog Concept activities to fully fund, and don't fund others. "Stop doing" lists are more important than "to do" lists.
Technology Accelerators Does the technology fit directly with your Hedgehog Concept? If yes, then pioneer that technology. If not, settle for parity with your competitors, or ignore it.
Greatness happens as a result of long-term, consistent behavior, not a sudden lucky break or killer app."
"How do great companies like Circuit City and Fannie Mae become and stay great while companies like GE and At&t just slog along? Circuit City and Fannie Mae are awesome and fantastic and are sure to be companies we look to far into the future for their management and business wisdom. Oh wait. Hindsight aside, I couldn't finish the book because level five leadership skills (level one to four are not defined - save that level one vodka is required to read the book) in the three circles of success functioning on the flywheel and not the doom loop hut hutting to the hedgehog principle of the engineered DNA of success are innate gene-based, scientifically researched, learned behaviors! In other words, the entire thing is hogwash coded into meaningless catch phrases and sold as deep thoughts. The book talked me into buying some Circuit City stock, though."
"The book is all about how some companies push past being just "good" and move on to being "great". The case is presented for a dozen or so companies that met a certain criteria for "good to great" and then there were comparison companies as well. Comparisons like Kroger vs. A & P, Walgreens vs. Eckerd, Wells Fargo vs. Bank of America, etc. There is a lot of data presented, and a lot of interviews with executives of those companies.
What I liked best is the summarization of the book's ideas. Everything was pretty straightforward. It was well presented, backed up with good data, and easy to follow. It presented a lot of philosophies of business that I agree with: promote from within, find good people first, discipline and focus, etc.
A good read for anyone involved in business, and I'd even say good for anyone involved in management."
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