ipl-logo

Commentary On Good To Great By Jim Collins

592 Words3 Pages

Good To Great by Jim Collins is a nonfiction book that teaches the general public about how to turn an average company into a great company, hence the name Good To Great. In this day and age there is a lot of competition and it is very important to have a company that stands out, in order to receive maximum profits. Collins goes into great detail throughout the book about what is needed in order to see success in a company. For a business to thrive one must think differently on the way their business operates and make changes as needed.
Collin’s mentioned that is is very important about how we think and react to technological change. He stated on page 162, “Great companies respond with thoughtfulness and creativity, driven by a compulsion to turn unrealized potential into results; mediocre companies react and lurch about, motivated by fear of being left behind.” Collins emphasizes that it is essential to think differently than the standard way of thinking about things. Thoughtfulness and creativity are beneficial to the business as opposed to fear of falling behind in work. Creativity allows one to create new things that can help a business. …show more content…

On page 119 he stated, “good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado.” Collin’s is stating that companies should set their goals and use strategies based on their actual experience and understanding of their topic of their concern. In contrast, other companies set goals just to impress or intimidate other people. Companies who set their goals with understanding are the successful

Show More
Related
405 Words | 2 Pages

The book “Happy, Happy, Happy” was written by Phil Robertson. Phil stars on the show Duck Dynasty, he has also written other books such as Duck Commander Family and Si-Cology. Phil Robertson started the very successful business Duck Commander. Phil had been building duck calls before he started his business. He got the nickname “Duck Commander” from his friend when he was duck hunting, and had pulled out his duck calls he built and started using them.

Read More
295 Words | 2 Pages

Gardner explained the rational around why all this can be important and the question I need to ask myself is based on the points that have been raised by Gardner above. 1) Do I have the creating capability in within me? I think I do but not as high as I would believe it to be and as such most of the work that I do is being replaced by technological breakthrough everyday 2) Do I have the synthesizing capability?

Read More
79 Words | 1 Pages

In conclusion, not only does she effectively contribute to the conversation regarding the decline of creativity and why it happens, but through her efficient usage of ethos, logos, pathos, and kairos, Manoush Zomorodi gives a thoroughly convincing presentation. Weaving these together creates a favorable argument for why taking time to set aside electronic devices boosts creativity. Overall, Zomorodi created a compelling argument that not only convinces her intended audience, but also those who may have initially disagreed with her.

Read More
69 Words | 1 Pages

“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” written by Katherine Anne Porter, is about a grandmother who is in denial that she is about to die. And “A Good Man is Hard to Find” written by Flannery O’Connor, is about a family that goes to visit family in Tennessee but are brutally murdered before they get there. These two stories share many similarities and differences in both the characters, and conflict.

Read More
1623 Words | 7 Pages

Since people are starting to favor a pancake systems more, the pyramid companies must figure out if they are doing good work or not. Howard Gardner describes his definition of good work in, “Good Work, Well Done: A Psychological Study.” Throughout Gardners essay he talks about how to achieve good work, along with giving an example of a journalist urging his boss that he does not want to write an article because of the facts not correlating with how the story has to be. However, the journalist boss denies his request of not writing the story because of the contract he had signed, but luckily found a new job. Good work is something every company strives for, and because a pyramid style has been used for centuries, in today’s world it is

Read More
1277 Words | 6 Pages

I think Taylor isn’t just referring to salesman but to everyone. Some people only think that statistics are the most important things in the world and there are some people who think that our personal experiences are important. He is also suggesting that we can’t just look at the surface of things, rather we must look deeper into the experiences that we have gained emotionally, mentally and spiritually. I have been guilty of focusing way to much on grades and not the mastery of the knowledge we are learning. Once I master the knowledge the grades will then flow in.

Read More
1635 Words | 7 Pages

Similarly, Carnegie's smart business decisions and

Read More
772 Words | 4 Pages

I cannot marshal concentration to even read the financial statements about my own investments... moneymaking seems a useful skill, but not much more,” these sentences add to his intention of debunking the myth that success merits an opinion on worldly matters. The tone of the piece is clear

Read More
830 Words | 4 Pages

The essay “Where have the good men gone” is altered from a book written by Kay S. Hymowitz called “Manning up: How the rise of women has turned men into boys”. The title provides an accurate preview to its content. Hymowitz is an editor of City Journal that writes about childhood, family issues, poverty, and cultural change in America. In this piece, Hymowitz argues that according to many studies and the opinion of young women, men are just not the way that they used to be. Hymowitz asserts that over the years, men have devolved from being men in early adulthood to boys.

Read More
689 Words | 3 Pages

(Negronida 2008). Vertical integration increases competitiveness. Andrew used this skill due to the reason, he’s a competitive man, which makes him not a hero. Carnegie never let up on

Read More
1371 Words | 6 Pages

In the 1953 short story titled “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, readers are given a glimpse of what the end of the story may look like through use of foreshadowing, symbolism, and other literary techniques. Although the story looks to be an innocent story of a family who travels to Florida for vacation at the start of it, readers soon find out that the story has a darker twist to it. This family trip turns violent and this gruesome ending can easily represent the violence taking place in America during the time this story was written by O’Connor and even today. The short story starts off with a family of six- parents, a grandmother, and three children-

Read More
762 Words | 4 Pages

He explains that success is achieved through a compilation of multiple factors in a person's life including culture, family, wealth, intelligence, and childhood opportunities; furthermore, Gladwell expresses that work ethic is a factor in an individual's success but is not the defining element. This book is worth the read. I believe it is because Outliers offers

Read More
221 Words | 1 Pages

Beginning on Friday November 6, 2015, Grace College is hosting a school play. Public speaking professor, Mike Yokum has been head director since 1999. This year’s play is from the 1940’s called “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” The play is based on the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It is about a man who gets to a point where he feels like life has no meaning and the world would be better off without him.

Read More
704 Words | 3 Pages

“What would even Jesus do?” (Wallace 155). “Good People” is a short story written by, David Foster Wallace about Lane and Sherri, a young religious couple facing the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy. Lane contemplates his feeling towards Sherri and his Christian beliefs. In “Good People” Lane A. Dean Jr. is the main character desperate to be a good person.

Read More
702 Words | 3 Pages

We have forgotten how business was conducted before conference calling and emails. Now, technology has taken over our lives and it clearly affects the creativity and communication between us. First of foremost, creativity plays a very important role in the improvement of our society and of our living standard. New innovations make our lives easier, allow us to do things that we could not do before, as well as create workplaces and bust the economy .Everywhere we look creativity and innovations are there; from an art gallery displaying Van Gogh 's masterpieces, to our mobile phones that provide us with information and functionality that previous generations could only dream of, to the way we shop using the internet and the new digital economy we live it.

Read More

More about Commentary On Good To Great By Jim Collins

Related Topics

Open Document