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Rethinking Good To Great

N2Growth Blog

I’ve had issues with some of the concepts contained in Jim Collins book Good To Great since it was first released. But when theories are marketed as fact, I begin to lose patience rather quickly. Given the legions of those who have drunk the Good to Great Kool-Aid, I realize today’s post might be akin to spitting into the wind.

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Could Your Next CEO Come from Any Department?

Modern Servant Leader

Do you value operations, maintenance, customer service , engineering, information technology , sales , finance, marketing , accounting – all departments, equally? In Good to Great, Jim Collins explains the best CEOs are not external hires, but brought up through internal development.

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Moving from Expert to Executive: Changes Great Leaders Learn to Make

Lead Change Blog

For months senior leaders dismissed warning signs and data from employees about severe problems and had ignored market trends for years. As Jim Collins describes in How the Mighty Fall , hubris was at the core. As a strategic leader, you cannot operate in the smaller space that defined you as an expert.

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Buzzwords Aren't All Bad | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

A person could either take several minutes to explain the evolution of technologies, mediums, shift in content paradigms, engagement practices and market dynamics that came together to make the Internet a more valuable and efficient space, or they could just utilize &# social media&# as a descriptive aid to make the connection.

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Improving management effectiveness

Lead on Purpose

Here are a few quotes to whet your appetite: “Good is the enemy of Great.” –Jim Collins. Product management focuses on releasing the right products to the right markets at the right time; set both financial and operational goals for your product line. Don’t confuse motion with progress.” –Peter Drucker.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base.

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Leveraging Down for CEOs | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The moral of the story is this…A lack of delegation creates operational bottlenecks, delegation confused with abdication creates organization chaos, and effective delegation of authority vs. tasks creates personal and operational excellence. link] Dan Collins Mike, Your posts and insights are truly very high value.

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