Good to Great by Jim Collins is by far the best business-oriented book that I’ve read that can be applied to any career situation. I can see why it has gained the notoriety and respect from top level executives around the world. I have read other business type books which were more of a motivational lecture than actual years of research going into the making of one text. Before reading this book‚ my preconceived notion was that I would be lost in trying to understand executive jargon. That was not
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Good to Great By Jim Collins I found my reading of Good To Great by Jim Collins very informative and even entertaining. It is interesting to me his concepts and perceptions and how although when you read them they seem rather elementary and obvious‚ Mr. Collins is indeed an outside the box thinker/writer and it is because of his ease of explaining his concepts that the message simply comes across as easy. The main idea that is presented in this book is that “Good is the Enemy of Great.” At first
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For my Student Choice Book Report assignment‚ I read the book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. Jim Collins‚ put the book together along with the contributions and collaborations of the Good to Great research team. The main purpose of the book was about the following question; “Can a good company become a great company and‚ if so‚ how?” (pg. 5). Jim and the research team have answered this question in a couple of different categories of disciplined. I picked two of them people‚ and thought. The first
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Good to Great Book Report The ideas that are given in this book will stimulated my mind into becoming a leader and perhaps enabled me to bring my company ahead of the competitors. It was amazing to see how Collins spent nearly five years in comparing the mediocre companies with great companies. One most notable difference is on how the level 5 leader responds to each situation that the company faces. This book will helped me to understand that if a company becomes big‚ its not because of the skilled
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Good To Great by Jim Collins Chapter 9: From Good to Great to Built to Last Chapter Summary: • Four Conclusions: 1. Great companies from Built to Last evidence shows that early leaders followed good-to-great framework. The only difference is that they were entrepreneurs in small business‚ as opposed to CEO’s. 2. Apply Good to Great concepts to sustain results‚ as a
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The book Good to Great have seven (7) main concepts for leaders to being their organization or business from the level of good to a level of great. These concepts can be used in any industry and when applied correctly can help organizations standout from the rest when they are ready to move past just being good at what they do. The first principle is Level 5 (five) Leadership: It takes a leader who is modest‚ willful‚ humble and fearless to lead an organization from good to great. A Level 5 (five)
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Accounting By DeLaura B. Todd AIU Online 20 September 2006 Walgreens Pharmacy Historical Highlights In 1901 Charles R. Walgreen Sr. purchased the Chicago drugstore he had been working in as a pharmacist. In 1916 nine stores incorporated as Walgreen Co. By 1927 the Walgreen Co. stock went public. In 1946 Walgreens acquired its first foreign property when the company bought out a Mexican retailer. In 1950 Walgreens started self-service instead of clerk service stores in the Midwest
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Great Danes are more than just sophisticated‚ beautiful dogs. They are gentle‚ loving and kind. Breeders may see these dogs as a pay check‚ but people across the world who have had the privelage of being a Great Dane’s best friend disagree. As a matter of fact‚ anybody who has owned a pet of any kind would say that looks do not matter in the slightest. Whether a dog has AKC-desired markings or not‚ each owner finds their pet to be the most adorable thing on the planet. Why is it acceptable for
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aggressive acquisitions of hundreds of smaller companies‚ in the 2000’s Walgreens decided to instead focus simply on rapid store growth. Additionally‚ the company realized that it was time to change its mission to become “the most convenient drugstore in the world.” In short‚ Walgreens’ simple‚ focused strategy gave the company the competitive edge against CVS’ frantic‚ disorganized acquisitions. As the following chart indicates‚ Walgreens’ “hedgehog concept” proved to be much more effective than CVS’ more
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I have chosen CEO of Walgreens boost Alliance‚ Stefano Pessina. I have chosen this topic because I live right across the street from one and go there all the time. I also have family members that have been working in the Walgreens Company for some time. Walgreens boost alliance have been a trending topic on the news recently due to this company buying over rite aid and has bought over Duane Reade already. I have never heard of this CEO but then did research. I have learned a new insight of things
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