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The top punch line from Jim Collins in his book “Good to Great”

“Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.”- Jim Collins ( “Good to Great” page; 11)

“You can accomplish anything in life, provided that you do not mind who gets the credit.” Harry S. Truman.

On pages 10 to 11, there are some points that remark good to great a summary. Please go through of those.

“Good is the enemy of great.”

This phrase highlights one of the key insights from the research: that many companies are satisfied with being just “good,” and never strive to become “great.” Collins argues that companies must set their sights higher and constantly strive for greatness if they want to achieve truly outstanding results.

“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.”

This line emphasizes the idea that companies must take a deliberate and disciplined approach if they want to achieve greatness. It suggests that companies cannot simply wait for greatness to happen, but must actively work to create the conditions for success.

Both of these quotes have become widely quoted and referenced, and have helped to cement the book’s reputation as a must-read for anyone interested in business and leadership.

“Good to Great” a great writing by “Jim Collins”

Good to Great”- this book was written by Jim Collins. This is one of the best business books so far I am still reading. When I am going through pages by page I wonder if I could remember those all! But it’s just not simple. So I have made a decision I will write some quotes and special words from this book on words and keep it for me in future.  And obviously, his great outcome should not be forgotten and I must share it with each of them; whom I really love to see to be successful in their life.

In chapter # 3 he explained those;

How to be Rigorous?

Practical Discipline # 1: When in doubt, don’t hire-keep looking.

Quote: “Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others; the ability to get and keep enough the right people.”

Practical Discipline # 2: When you know you need to make a people change, act.

The Answer he concluded; “First, if it were a hiring decision (rather than a “should this person get off the bus?” decision), would you hire the person again? Second, if the person came to tell you that he or she is leaving to pursue an exciting new opportunity, would you feel terribly disappointed or secretly relieved?

Practical Discipline # 3: Put your best people on your biggest opportunity not your biggest problems. 

James C. Collins (Jim Collins)

There is an important corollary to this discipline. When you decide to sell off your problems, don’t sell off your best people. This is one of those little secrets of change. If you create a place where the best people always have a seat on the bus, they’re more likely to support changes in direction.

The key point of this chapter is not just the idea of getting the right people on the team on the team. The key point is that the “who” question comes before “what” decisions- before vision, before strategy, before organization structure, before tactics. First who, then what – as a rigorous discipline, consistently applied.

[I will back again to this topic and this will continue to beyond and infinity]