Built to Last
eBook - ePub

Built to Last

Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Built to Last

Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

About this book

Fundamentally altering the way executives think about long-term success, Built to Last has become a bible among CEOs and managers at prestigious corporations the world over. Using examples from such companies as Wal-Mart, 3M, P&G, and Johnson & Johnson, two professors at the Stanford Graduate School of Business conclude that vision is endemic to an organization's success. Comparisons with a list of also-rans-Pfizer, Ames, Norton, Colgate, Bristol Meyers, and Zenith-helped the authors to prove their central idea: visionary companies can stimulate progress while preserving their core businesses; they can sustain a sense of cultism, create BHAGs (big, hairy, audacious goals), and use unplanned progress to be successful year after year. aThis new edition features an introduction by the authors, describing what they've learned since the original publication about how their findings apply to international settings, nonprofits, corporations in need of transformation, and making predictions for the future.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction to the Paperback Edition
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1: The Best of the Best
  8. Chapter 2: Clock Building, Not Time Telling
  9. Interlude: No “Tyranny of the OR”
  10. Chapter 3: More Than Profits
  11. Chapter 4: Preserve the Core/Stimulate Progress
  12. Chapter 5: Big Hairy Audacious Goals
  13. Chapter 6: Cult-Like Cultures
  14. Chapter 7: Try a Lot of Stuff and Keep What Works
  15. Chapter 8: Home-Grown Management
  16. Chapter 9: Good Enough Never Is
  17. Chapter 10: The End of the Beginning
  18. Chapter 11: Building the Vision
  19. Epilogue: Frequently Asked Questions
  20. Appendix 1: Research Issues
  21. Appendix 2: Founding Roots of Visionary Companies and Comparison Companies
  22. Appendix 3: Tables
  23. Appendix 4: Chapter Notes
  24. Index
  25. Acknowledgments
  26. About the Authors
  27. Back Ad
  28. Author’s Note
  29. Books by Jim Collins
  30. More Praise for Built to Last
  31. Credits
  32. Copyright
  33. About the Publisher