Good to Great by Jim Collins -- Summary & Analysis

“This is how you grow explosively!” 


Please Note: This is a summary and analysis of Good to Great, not the original book. We summarize and analyze each chapter to help you better understand the original. 


In Good to Great, author Jim Collins offers a breakdown of the behaviors that lead some companies to success and others to failure. Out of a list of over 1,000 companies that appeared on the Fortune 500 list between 1965 and 1995, Collins and his assistants found only 11 companies that were able to grow from "good to great." This book gives a detailed explanation of the common principles that the 11 successful companies shared.