Tag: Jim Collins insights
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Does your GOAL qualify to be a BHAG?
Qualification criteria for Big Hairy Audacious Goals As mentioned by Jim Collins in his best seller Built to Last, this is when a goal that you adopt in your organization will potentially qualify to be a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal). This insight is thus a checklist which can be a ready reckoner to ascertain…
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Have you heard about Nordstrom’s INVERTED PYRAMID?
Nordstrom’s Inverted Pyramid and its importance Nordstrom’s idea of Inverted Pyramid went a long way in improving the company culture. It acted as a stimulant to make everyone feel important. Jim Collins makes a mention of the same in his book Built to Last. Surely a masterclass and will go a long way in improving…
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How Boeing’s Audacious Goals made it stand out?
Boeing’s Big Hairy Audacious Goals Boeing’s bets on Big hairy audacious goals has set it apart as a visionary company. Read the following story of Boeing adopted from Jim Collins’s book Built to Last to understand how Boeing is a class apart. Taking big bets with a cautious first approach is quintessential to all visionary…
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How can FOUNDING FATHERS of US inspire ENTREPRENEURS?
Masterclass in Entrepreneurship The following insight adopted from Jim Collins’s book Built to Last would serve as an inspiration to many new entrepreneurs. The way Founding Fathers of United States created a magnificent country, the same principles can be applied to create a visionary company. Let’s all try to be CLOCK BUILDERS.
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CORE IDEOLOGY of all VISIONARY COMPANIES
Core ideology & its Two Components Jim Collins in his best selling book Built to Last, throws light about the CORE IDEOLOGY which is central to all VISIONARY COMPANIES. Thus as an entrepreneur, there is lots to learn from the core ideology and its components.
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Are you a TIME TELLER or a CLOCK BUILDER?
Time Teller vs Clock Builder The insight from Jim Collins’s best selling book Built to last, highlights the need of a clock builder for building a visionary company. Time you started building the clock as a leader.
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The Common PATTERN with VISIONARY COMPANIES.
Have you observed this with all VISIONARY COMPANIES? “Visionary companies are so clear about what they stand for and what they’re trying to achieve that they simply don’t have room for those unwilling or unable to fit their exacting standards.” Jim Collins – Built to Last Come let us pile on motivation.
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What are those THREE TRAITS that can make you a BETTER LEADER?
The following insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice. The following THREE traits can make you a better leader from tomorrow – FANATICAL DISCIPLINE – Exhibited thorough a ’20 Mile March” helps great leaders course correct. They stay relentlessly focused and impose self imposed constraints. EMPIRICAL CREATIVITY – Through a “FIRE…
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Why CAN’T CREATIVITY alone be a DIFFERENTIATOR?
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice.. “The difficult task is to marry relentless discipline with creativity, neither letting discipline inhibit creativity nor letting creativity erode discipline.” Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice Thus the right amount of discipline when married with creativity…
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Why is the “20 MILE MARCH” key to consistent performance?
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice.. “If you want to achieve consistent performance, you need both parts of a 20 Mile March: a lower bound and an upper bound, a hurdle that you jump over and a ceiling that you will not rise above,…