Built to Last, Jim Collins
Built to Last, Jim Collins
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Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Author: Jim Collins

Narrator: Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras

Abridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/28/2008

Synopsis

Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: "What makes the truly exceptional companies different from the comparison companies and what were the common practices these enduringly great companies followed throughout their history?" Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the 21st century and beyond

About Jim Collins

Jim Collins has published multiple international bestsellers that have sold in total more than 11 million copies worldwide, including the perennial favorite Good to Great. His writings and teachings are based on extensive research projects designed to uncover timeless principles of human endeavor and have had a lasting impact across all sectors of society. All of Jim’s books share a common thread: the study of people and how they navigate the big questions of leadership and life.  

About Jerry I. Porras

Jerry I. Porras is the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change, Emeritus, at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business where he served as an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and frequent executive education teacher. He studies ways of aligning companies around their purpose and core values to produce lasting high performance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucas on August 29, 2016

Visionary companies are premier institutions - the crown jewels - in their industries, widely admired by their peers and having a long track record of making a significant impact on the world around them. The key point is that a visionary company is an organization - an institution. All individual l......more

Goodreads review by Obied on October 17, 2017

- استراتيجيات بعيدة المدى تكون أهم من الأشخاص ولا تتغير بتغيرهم - نظم جادة تتحول لعقيدة تعمل المنظومة كلها وفقا لها - أفكار جريئة لا خجولة ولا متهورة هذا المزيج لابد من توفره لتتحول الشركات إلى عملاق يسيطر ويستمر لأجيال هذا يجعلنا نعرف البون الشاسع بين هذه الشركات وشركاتنا العربية التي تكون في الغالب م......more

Goodreads review by Tim on January 06, 2008

This is one of the few business books I read cover to cover. I found its idea of what makes companies great to be an inspiring one. It led me to formulate my own "Big Hairy Audacious Goal," which I've tried to use to guide my company ever since: Changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innov......more

Goodreads review by Tõnu on April 05, 2016

The single most important point to take away from this book is the critical importance of creating tangible mechanisms aligned to preserve the core and stimulate progress. This is the essence of clock building. 5 specific methods to do preserve the core and stimulate progress: *BHAGs: Commitment to......more

Goodreads review by Laura on September 30, 2019

3.5 rounded up because it made me smile, had some catchy phrases, and was super short. Preserve the core! Stimulate progress!......more

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