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This very short addition is perfect. I work in church ministry and found the original Good to Great to be an amazing book. However, it definitely felt like there were parts of the book that either didn't apply to my setting, or needed to be changed. It really compliments the book well and is exactly what I felt was missing for those working in the social sector. Good stuff.
As a federal employee, I bought this supplement to the "Good to Great" which is the favorite book of the head of my agency--he mentions the book in every single email he sends out. I am enjoying the book, but this monograph is severely overpriced and short. I think $3.95 would be a fair price, but $9 is way too much.
Timely delivery. Quality product. Happy about turnout and purchase. Thank you - greatly appreciate it.
Excellent, succinct publication for nonprofits and social service organizations. Easy to read; makes sense, and inspiring.
Good To Great And The Social Sectors is not a repeat or condensation of author Jim Collins' original book, Good To Great. So tomorrow I get to see whether others find it logical and inspiring as well. The social sectors of our community have different needs, resources, staffing alternatives, and even passions than the business sectors.
But upon reflection, I concluded that it would be inappropriate to force my readers to buy a second copy of the book just to get access to this piece - and so we decided to create this independent monograph. Jim Collins gives some hints for determining what those metrics might be, and he discounts the dollar as the ultimate metric. As he states in the introductory author's notes, "I originally intended this text to be a new chapter in future editions of Good To Great.
Although financial criteria may be a critical metric for determining whether a business is good versus great (but not always; see Passion and Purpose, for notes by John MacKey, CEO of Whole Foods), the social sector may have different critical metrics. That said, while this monograph can certainly be read as a stand-alone piece, I've written it to go hand-in-hand with the book, and the greatest value will accrue to those who read the two together."Well, I don't don't know about the "greatest value" issue, since this is the first book (or monograph) I've read by Jim Collins. But I will say that it is eminently readable, well-organized and written, concise, and focused on being of use to the social sectors.
Qualitative, not quantitative, metrics are important here, but he insists that metrics be developed.Collins also discusses leadership styles and functions, filling an agency or business with high-functioning believers and achievers, doing whatever it is that you do well (and then building upon that, ad infinitum), and more.I have a meeting tomorrow that required the reading of this book as "homework". In the meantime, I look forward to thinking about how these principles and observations apply to the various social sector agencies and organizations I am involved with.
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