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Tag: Jim Collins insights

  • How can this 15 PERCENT RULE trigger CREATIVITY?

    Know More About 3M’s 15 Percent Rule

    At 3M the 15 Percent Rule was crafted to allow creative juices to flow and this is the result as to why 3M is such an innovative workplace.

    Empower your employees and give them free time to exercise their creativity and see world changing results.

    Jim Collins makes a mention of the same in his book Built to Last.

    Built to Last – Jim Collins
  • What makes the TRAINING at DISNEYLAND so special?

    How is TRAINING imparted in DISNEYLAND?

    The new joiners in Disneyland are imparted training in a very special manner. The essence of role play in the training gives each new joiner a sense of responsibility. This in turn goes a long way in ensuring the high performance of these new joiners.

    Jim Collins makes a mention of the same in his book Built to Last. If you are designing a training curriculum, this post will give you food for thought.

    Built to Last – Jim Collins
  • 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).

    Built to Last – Jim Collins

    This insight is thus a checklist which can be a ready reckoner to ascertain when a GOAL qualifies to be a BHAG for great results.

  • 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.

    Built to Last – Jim Collins

    Surely a masterclass and will go a long way in improving your own organization’s culture as well, done the right way.

  • 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.

    Built to Last – Jim Collins

    Taking big bets with a cautious first approach is quintessential to all visionary companies and Boeing is no different.

  • 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.

    Built to Last – Jim Collins

    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.

  • 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.

    Built to Last – Jim Collins

    Thus as an entrepreneur, there is lots to learn from the core ideology and its components.

  • 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.

    Built to Last – Jim Collins

    Time you started building the clock as a leader.

  • 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.

  • 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 –

    1. FANATICAL DISCIPLINE – Exhibited thorough a ’20 Mile March” helps great leaders course correct. They stay relentlessly focused and impose self imposed constraints.
    2. EMPIRICAL CREATIVITY – Through a “FIRE BULLETS THEN CANNONBALL” approach, great leaders take calculated bets and based on the success aim for larger investments.
    3. PRODUCTIVE PARANOIA – Great leaders maintain CASH reserves, bound risks and stay hypervigilant to monitor the external environment and adjust accordingly.