Strategic Discipline Blog
Take Your Company from Good to Great – Jim Collins 12 Questions: #3-5
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Apr 2, 2015
Topics: Good to Great, Business Growth, Jim Collins, Hedgehog Concept, Stockdale Paradox, 20 Mile March
Topics: Discipline, Good to Great, Strategic Discipline, 10Xers, Jim Collins, Level 5 Leadership, FACe exercise: Functional Accountability Exercise
The opportunity to discuss the nature of preparation and the importance it played in the recent Super Bowl preceded the plan to provide you with the remaining tools for People resources from Rockefeller Habits 4 Decisions. We’ll provide the remainder of these People tools in next Monday’s blog.
Topics: planning, Annual Plan, Built to Last, Jim Collins, Execution, preparation
In Tom Verducci’s September 29th article Exit Stage Center on Derek Jeter he provided a number of references to developing habits and routines, along with leadership that in case you missed the article I thought I’d share with you.
Topics: Good to Great, Jim Collins, habits, routine, Derek Jeter
Topics: less is more, Jim Collins, Multipliers
Does the System or Talent Contribute More to Business Growth?
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Jul 10, 2014
What’s more important, having a great system or talent?
Does choosing systems fly in the face of Jim Collins, “First Who than What” principle from Good To Great?
Topics: Good to Great, Business Growth, People, Jim Collins, Business System
Topics: Good to Great, Core Values, People, People Decisions, Core Purpose, Jim Collins
Topics: Good to Great, Jim Collins, strategy, Hedgehog Concept
Contrasting Monthly Meetings – Get Your Flywheel Started
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Sep 16, 2013
This past week I had the opportunity to speak at length with a prospect that is a big fan of Jim Collins, Good to Great. His business has been growing, doubling revenues in the past 24 months. He’s been responsible for several innovations which have resulted in patents for his company. He’s very aware of the momentum of the flywheel and feels his business is at the point that it’s generating that type of thrust.
Topics: Good to Great, monthly meetings, Jim Collins, Build up to Breakthrough Flywheel