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Title: Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great
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| Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by HarperCollins A Must Read Together With Built To Last |
| This book by Jim Collins results of a study of several companies which made a sustained quantitative and qualitative jump over a period of at least 15 years. The framework it describes covers six core common principles of these companies: Level 5 Leadership; First Who... Then What; Confront The Brutal Facts; The Hedgehog Concept; A Culture of Discipline; and Technology Accelerators. It's interesting to notice how some the referred companies have developed since the time the book was written, such as : Gillete (bought by Procter & Gamble); Fannie Mae (hit by the subprime) and Circuit City (underperforming). Nevertheless, while I don't believe that companies can be forever great, I do believe that the principles outline in this book are timeless. Highly recommended - together with Built to Last from the same author. |
| Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by HarperCollins Good to Great and the Social Sectors |
| 20% of the upper corner of the book was bent - may have been due to the packing type used |
| Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by HarperCollins BS-free Wisdom! |
| I usually gag at these sort of trendy management books (I still bear scars from the Who Moved My Cheese era), but this is smart, down to earth wisdom. Light on jargon, and long on concrete examples and advice, this short read is well worth it. If non profit leaders read this, understood it, and adopted this approach, we could change the world! |
| Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by HarperCollins Good To Great Social Sectors |
I am currently doing my Masters in Organizational Leadership. It is extremely difficult to find literature that explains a non-profit organizational structure. Bravo for Jim Collins in attempting to bridge the gap between theory and the non-profit organization!
The book is an excellent read that captures the uniqueness of social sector organizations. It is a must read and must own for anyone researching organizational design in that it captures the unique view of organizations that do not exists to meet a bottom line.
Alexandra B. Kealey |
| Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by HarperCollins Good to Great Social sectors. |
| These are essential underpinnings for effective transformation in non-profit organizational management and leadership. Collin's concepts elucidate meaningful conversations about organizational capacity building. |
| Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by HarperCollins Book Description |
Jim Collins Answers the Social Sector with a Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. 30-50% of those who bought Good to Great work in the Social Sector. - This monograph is a response to questions raised by readers in the social sector. It is not a new book.
- Jim Collins wants to avoid any confusion about the monograph being a book by limiting its distribution to online retailers.
- Based on interviews and workshops with over 100 social sector leaders.
- The difference between successful organizations is not between the business and the social sector, the difference is between good organizations and great ones.
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