8.09.2012

GLS: Great By Choice by Jim Collins


·      Why do some enterprises thrive in chaos and others do not?  Why do some leaders thrive in chaos and others fail?
·      Leadership behavior matters!
o   The x factor is humility combined with will!
·      Fanatic Discipline
o   20-mile march everyday no matter what the challenge.
o   Don’t over expose! Steward your energy.
§  Manage yourself in good times so you will be OK in bad times! 
o   What is your 20-mile march?  What is your daily realistic stretch? Personal and Professional?
o   10x Leaders show extreme consistency in values, goals, and performance.
o   The signature of average is chronic inconstantly.
·      Empirical Creativity
o   Fire small bullets before firing a cannon ball to make sure you are on target!
o   Too many leaders waste energy firing undisciplined shots!
o   Blend creativity and discipline!
o   Creativity is natural discipline is not!
o   You need to remove the stuff that is in the way of your creativity.
·      Productive Paranoia
o   Prepare for the troubled times! 
o   How do you manage in blessed times so you can be strong when people most need you!

SPAC Recipe
·      Specific:  Know what you are good at.  Focus on this!  Be efficient. 
·      Preserve the Core: Values.  Stimulate progress change practices.

What is the role of luck?
·      Luck: You did not cause it.  It has a consequence.  It was a surprise!
·      Are 10x leaders lucky?
o   The great winners were not luckier than others. It is what they did with great events that made them win!
o   The difference is what you do with the good events.  Failing leaders squander the good events and are not prepared for the bad ones!
o   What is your return on good and bad events?
§  How do you use a bad event as a defining moment?  How do you make the most of a great moment?
·      Greatness is a result of conscious choice and discipline.

Great Organizations
·      Have superior performance.
·      If they leave would be missed.
They withstand the change of great

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