Infographic: Lessons from Good to Great

The book Good to Great by Jim Collins was first published in 2001 and immediately caused a sensation. Its findings and conclusions about the attributes of truly great companies opened the eyes of many business strategists and the lessons learnt from it were applied in numerous organizations.

Jim Collins and his research team found that the great companies, of which they only found eleven from the hundreds they researched, were fanatical about getting the right people “onto the bus” before they embarked on their journey. And while building the excellent team they followed three key principles based upon a belief that people are not your greatest asset, the right people are your greatest asset!

Infographic: Lessons from Good to Great

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