James Mirasol Ramblings

Things have been really hectic latelty, so I have not had time to post a new review (yes, it's that tight) but I thought I would share a ramble with you anyway...

Stephen Covey rightly said that most of the world's work is accomplished through organizations and most people are members of organizations (Teams) even if it's as part of a family. Jim Collins also said that people are NOT an organization's greatest asset-- the RIGHT people are. The keys are, to find the right people first, then finding them the right seat on the bus based on their unique mix of innate talents and then ensuring that they have the right opportunities to enable them to flourish. Easier said than done? Yes but it is the JOURNEY that makes all the "effort" a transcendant mission.

More again soon!

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Good to Great is delivered in such a direct and unpretentious voice that it is essentially conversational. That may explain why it was over all too fast.

The real value of Good to Great is its data-based approach to discerning what truly works and more significantly, creating the flywheel framework that elegantly encapsulates the sequential approach that was rightly inspirational to Stephen Covey's The 8th Habit.

Beyond the Flywheel framework, Good to Great does not generate anything new. The findings make perfect sense and are consistent with many other works reviewed here but the research validation does add an extra dimension of credibility that is truly appreciated.

Good to Great's one weakness is that it is a bit dated already and in the interim much has transpired that exposes the stated "facts" as pure editorialization. Most prominent are the cases of Circuit City and Fanny Mae --enough said there.

There's lots of valuable practical gems here that also align well with Bossidy and Charan's Execution.

Overall I have to say it is a must read. 4/5 stars.