I came across an interesting book today, called “Good to Great”. The title caught my eye and the chapter titles kept me hooked. I chose to read this book simply because the title caught my eye. “Good to Great” explains or rather chronicles why most companies stagnate at the level of being good and how a few make the leap and become truly great.

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The author Jim Collins has spent a staggering 5 years, doing research on the book. He presents hard numeric data to drive home his points. The author mentions a few well-known companies like Wells Fargo, GE, and a few others. Among the memorable number analysis that the books presents is the estimate that $1 investment in a company before it becomes successful, yields around $471. Compare this to the fact that the same investment in an ordinary/good company would yield $46 only.

Also, the chapter headings appear really catchy to those who already nurse a fire in their belly. “Level 5 Leadership” and “Good is the enemy of Bad” are a few that I can recollect.
Keep watching this space for more updates on this book. (I haven’t finished the book, but these words just made their way through my hand onto the keyboard).