Matt Stevens of Stevens Construction Institute recently published a summary of Good To Great, by Jim Collins. What's unique about Matt's summary is that he tailored the principles outlined in the book to businesses in the construction industry. To download the PDF summary, click here. You can also access the PDF at Matt's blog, ContractorsBlog.com.
I first read Good To Great a few years ago, and found Collins' concepts to be right on target. Collins based his book on 5 years of research on leading companies. In Good To Great Collins asserts that organizational greatness is a matter of choice and disipline.
One point that is particularly relevent today, is that Collins asserts that great companies hired talent when it becomes available, not just when they need them. Today, there is a significant amount of AEC talent available. The truely great companies will be the ones that seize the opportunity.
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