Narrated by Jim Collins, Good to Great by Jim Collins has a runtime of 10 hrs 1 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
Built To Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.
But what about companies that are not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? Are there those that convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? If so, what are the distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?
Over five years, Jim Collins and his research team have analyzed the histories of 28 companies, discovering why some companies make the leap and others don’t. The findings include:
- Level 5 Leadership: A surprising style, required for greatness.
- The Hedgehog Concept: Finding your three circles, to transcend the curse of competence.
- A Culture of Discipline: The alchemy of great results.
- Technology Accelerators: How good-to-great companies think differently about technology.
- The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Why those who do frequent restructuring fail to make the leap.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Jim Collins
- Length: 10 hrs 1 mins
- Publisher: Harper Business
- Release year: 2010
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Management & Leadership / Management
Listener Ratings
Good to Great holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 18020 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.6/5
- Story: 4.5/5
- 5-star ratings: 70% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Business education at its best!!!”
Excellent information! Well studied case histories, Jim’s team thoroughly investigates each company’s history used in the book, then gives a comparison company to allow us "the listener" know exactly what the companies people did to make that particular company succeed in certain area’s or fail… each scenario is so detailed there is no room for error. This book is very well written.
Thank you so much Jim Collins & the people that helped you write this book, I loved it!!!
I Loved: "How the Mighty fall", too!— Bonnie, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “INSIGHTFUL, POWERFUL FINDINGS”
Jim Collins really is enjoyable to listen to, the way he reads is the way he intended this book to be read, the passion and enthusiasm he puts forward during the read makes this audio engaging and exciting. I continue to listen to this over and over. The fact based findings and how simple it is to see how companies make the leap from Good to Great. This is my first listen but I will be enjoying many more since having picked this up. The flywheel and the doom loop highlight some particular areas where I can improve as an individual— Troy Pachal, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Great for startup businesses”
Very enjoyable book with great advice. Def a book you want to go through before or while starting a business.— Lucrecio, Audible listener
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