Late last year, a very inspiring tweep and fellow blogger handed me a copy of Jim Collin's bestseller Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and others Don't.
Owing to commitments and other hitherto scheduled reads, I gave the book to my dad, who has really liked reading it.
I have however started reading the book, and just flipping through the pages, I realize it has wonderful insights that apply both in business and in life.
Good to Great
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This post isn't exactly a review of the book. You can read editorial reviews at Amazon.
A quick glance at the first chapter [titled Good is the Enemy of Great]:
Good is the enemy of Great.
And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.
We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.
The vast majority of companies never become great, precisely because the vast majority become quite good - and that is their main problem.
Worth Reading?
Yes. This is a book that will remind you that just being good isn't enough, and show you the way to being great.
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