Good To Great

If I were to make a book suggestion for an upcoming panel review it would be the book “Good to Great”- Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins.

I have not been able to read many books the last 3 years but I have heard so much about this one, and from varying sources, that I decided it’s a must read.

The premise of the book was when Jim Collins asked himself the question- What makes “Good” companies “Great? He then assembled a team to help him compile data. The interesting thing is they didn’t start out with any perceived strategy or hypothesis. They let the data and many long hours of strategizing, sometimes arguing and letting the data gel for a while, unveil the patterns that started to emerge.

If we were starting a book review I might ask the general audience what qualities they feel are characteristic of a “Good” company who went on to become “Great”? You may be quite surprised what characteristics the data actually unveils.

I plan for this book to be my vacation read. By the way: Vacation starts at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday July 12th-right after our next monthly membership meeting! See you there!

Best regards,
Susan Benedict
AWBO President
Empowering Women