Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't | Jim Collins

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't | Jim Collins | Chiropractic Billing went from Good to Great

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Good to Great: Why...

	Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Jim Collins Collins Business, 2001 - 300 pages average customer review:based on 702 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

How to go from good to great

I like the way 'Good to Great' outlines many corporate leadership attributes, especially discipline, which is rare these days. I can honestly say Mr Collins' book is helping my company go from OK-ordinary-good to great, as shown by our bottom line. Lately, I picked up the book by Norman Thomas Remick, '..Going Beyond Leadership of Character..', and I can honestly say it is already helping me, personally, to grow as a leader, and is the 'Good to Great' counterpart dealing, not with taking a business or corporation from OK-ordinary-good to great, but taking an individual from good to great in leadership. The Collins book is obviously the gold standard for companies, the Remick book is the new guy on the block for ambitious leaders of character.

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Chiropractic Billing went from Good to Great

Having read Good to Great and implementing its principles into the every day operation of my company I can say without question this book is one of the best ever written. Billing Precision would not be the same without this book. We have used it as a guide or road map to our success. Today Billing Precision is the fastest growing billing company for Chiropractors in the US and in just three short years has grabbed a significant portion of its' market. Using the Good to Great principles Billing Precision has redefined how outsourced insurance billing and practice management software is used by chiropractors across the country. I can honestly say that Jim Collins' work has made a huge impact on my business and I definitely recommend that everyone read this book.

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Get on the Bus

In one of the best examples of literature on paradigm shift thinking, Jim Collins writes a book that challenges the very core of organizational thinking and how companies function. At the very heart of the book is the premise that "Good is the enemy of great". Collins then provides examples of top companies that made a concerted effort to get beyond good and become great companies that have sustained growth for decades.

In order to go from good to great, Collins outlines an approach that all organizations need to go through. One major point of emphasis is to get the right people on the bus. This clever analogy is echoed throughout the book and points to the fact that in order to move an organization forward, that organization needs to have the right employees doing the right jobs and if they aren't move them around until they are.

Another fascinating concept that Collins introduces is the Hedgehog Concept. Collins describes this process in three very important questions that all organizations need to answer. What are you deeply passionate about? What can you be the best in the world at? What drives your economic engine? Finding the answers to these questions ultimately will lead an organization to the flywheel of success or the doom loop.

Overall, Jim Collins has created a masterful design in paradigm shift thinking. In order to change an organization, a shift from the present paradigms to ones that are permeating on the edge needs to take place. In order to do this, the right people need to be on the bus and the paradigm needs to contribute to your organization being the best in the world at something. If not, an organization might continue to be good, but will never be great.

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It was good, not great.

I bought this because I have to read this for a class and wanted to listen to it in the car while on the road. This is definitely a "must read" for anyone that has aspirations of becoming a top level manager. It is very inspirational. The difficult part is trying to make the changes necessary to become great. Very thought provoking.

Great leadership insight

This book outlined many areas of leadership especially in the area of discipline which I find the most telling. His matrix of creative discipline is particularly insightful for anyone looking to improve their leadership skills in a team environment.

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