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
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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover Edition-Average Wear-Few Markings. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A few pages are poked on the edge but there are no creases, writing or underlining. The outer edges of the pages have a few smudges, etc. but the interior is clean. The jacket has edgewear and is wrinkled along the top edge. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001-10
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Like New. This hardcover book is very clean with clean edges, no writing on the inside pages. The book is tight and is in very good condition. We have a 100% refund 5 day NO HASSLE return policy if you are not satisfied. -We ship daily with USPS Delivery Confirmation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor marking in front cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: Good. 0066620996. No DJ-book is in good solid condition; small bump on upper edge of front board & some light discoloration spots on top edge of back board; a couple dog eared pages; nice solid spine; no writing; 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 Inches; 300 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 2001-10
ISBN-13:9780066620992ISBN:0066620996
Description: New. Brand new hardcover in excellent condition with dust jacket intact, bookstore's overstock, non-smoking home, clean, tight, no writing, giftable, Christian business. read more
"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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