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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

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  • Author：James C. Collins
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Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business， James C。 Collins and Jerry I。 Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors。 They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups， as midsize companies， and as large corporations。 Throughout， the authors asked: "What makes the truly exceptional companies different from the comparison companies and what were the common practices these enduringly great companies followed throughout their history？"

Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels， Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the 21st century and beyond。

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Reviews

Chanda Katongo ，

This is an amazing book！ As an entrepreneur， love the concepts of how to build a great company。

Alejandro Sanoja ，

This is the BEST book I read in June 2021。 If you are a business owner or a leader within an organization， you MUST read this book。 If you want to build a visionary organization， this is the book for you。 The book will completely change the way you think about the culture， structure， and many other important components of your business。 Flow: 5/5Actionability: 5/5Mindset: 5/5Some of My Highlights:"There are many ways to measure the success of a book， but for us the quality of our readership stan This is the BEST book I read in June 2021。 If you are a business owner or a leader within an organization， you MUST read this book。 If you want to build a visionary organization， this is the book for you。 The book will completely change the way you think about the culture， structure， and many other important components of your business。 Flow: 5/5Actionability: 5/5Mindset: 5/5Some of My Highlights:"There are many ways to measure the success of a book， but for us the quality of our readership stands at the top of the list。""Myth 7: Visionary companies are great places to work， for everyone。 Reality: Only those who 'fit' extremely well with the core ideology and demanding standards of a visionary company will find it a great place to work。 It's binary。 There's no middle ground。 It's almost cult-like。""Their greatest creation is the company itself and what it stands for。""They just started moving forward， trying anything that might get them out of the garage and pay the light bills。""。。。Sam Walton also started without a great idea。 He went into business with nothing other than the desire to work for himself and a little bit of knowledge （and a lot of passion） about retailing。""J。 Willard Marriott had the desire to be in business for himself， but not clear idea of what business to be in。""The problem is， how do you develop an environment in which individuals can be creative？。。。 I believe that you have to put a good deal of thought into your organizational structure in order to provide this environment。""。。。the shift to seeing the company itself as the ultimate creation。""He created cash awards and public recognition for associates who contribute cost saving and/or service enhancements ideas that could be reproduced at other stores。""Tips and ideas generated by associates got published in the Wal-Mart internal magazine。""In the 1930s， he established art classes for all animators， installed a small zoo on location to provide live creatures to help improve their ability to draw animals， invented new animation team processes （such as storyboards）， and continually invested in the most advanced animation technologies。""A visionary company doesn't seek balance between short-term and long-term， for example。 It seeks to do very well in the short-term and very well in the long-term。""F。 Scott Fitzgerald pointed out， 'The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time， and still retain the ability to function。""Yes， Sony made crude heating pads and sweetened bean-paste soup to keep itself alive （pragmatism）， but it always dreamed and pushed toward making pioneering contributions （idealism）。""And， during the same era， he boldly introduced the $5 day for workers which， at roughly twice the standard industry rate， shocked and outraged the industrial world。""People who make the numbers and share our values go onward and upward。 People who miss the numbers and share ur values get a second chance。 People with no values and no numbers - easy call。""Visionary companies tend to have only a few core values， usually between three and six。""The only sacred cow in an organization should be its basic philosophy of doing business。""We've found that companies get into trouble by confusing core ideology with specific， noncore practices。" 。。。more

A。 ，

I gained a lot of new ideas from this book。 As with many books of this style， it presents ideas and then goes on to show the evidence that these ideas come from。 The evidence， although well researched， can make it a bit of a stodgy read at times。 Ultimately though， it was well worth my time reading it。

Henry ，

Excellent book， great concept！！

Aymeric ，

This book was in my reading list for a long time。 I am happy I have read it but I have not been overwhelmingly impressed by the book unlike the critiques I read。 The work done by the authors is commendable though （6 years of meticulous research across industries and companies） to come up with the framework: core ideology - core values & purpose + stimulate progress （BHAGs， cult-likes， internal succession…） + endured vision = visionary company。 Modern companies and leaders can surely learn a lot This book was in my reading list for a long time。 I am happy I have read it but I have not been overwhelmingly impressed by the book unlike the critiques I read。 The work done by the authors is commendable though （6 years of meticulous research across industries and companies） to come up with the framework: core ideology - core values & purpose + stimulate progress （BHAGs， cult-likes， internal succession…） + endured vision = visionary company。 Modern companies and leaders can surely learn a lot from the stories of these US visionary companies described in the book。 The good news is that it is never too late to become a visionary company。 It is hard work， like running a marathon but possible for all。 It does not take a genius idea to become one。 。。。more

Caleb Kim ，

Clock builder not time tellerGenius of the AndPreserve core/stim progConsistent alignmentCh11 core ideology

Eni ，

Terrific read！

Nhat Nguyen ，

Các thông tin và ý tưởng cứ bị lập lại nhiều lần qua các chương。 Việc này làm việc đọc mau bị chán và nản。

Rstjoseph ，

Good message， but as with most business books it got a bit long。

Cassie Buckner ，

A think the Epilogue tied a bow on this one really well。 Finding out who you are as a company outshines any predictions on where you think you’re going。 Holding truths to the core first and foremost will make a corporate structure last and maybe even be Visionary。 The concepts presented here， as the author states， will only become more important as the work landscapes continues to become more autonomous， partnered， and remote。

Gracie ，

An excellent read for anyone desiring to employ visionary and disciplined habits （regardless of whether applying to a business goal or personal goal）。

Slava ，

Finally， get to learn more about the BHAG concept from the source。 Reading this book in 2021 and looking at where are Motorola， General Electrics and IBM stand now （the visionary companies as per the book）， wonder if there is a revised edition of this book that re-assess how such companies should innovate in the age of Information Revolution。 Once Microsoft， Amazon and Apple turn 50 would be interesting to read how they fit into the model of visionary companies。Favourite quote from the book:“If Finally， get to learn more about the BHAG concept from the source。 Reading this book in 2021 and looking at where are Motorola， General Electrics and IBM stand now （the visionary companies as per the book）， wonder if there is a revised edition of this book that re-assess how such companies should innovate in the age of Information Revolution。 Once Microsoft， Amazon and Apple turn 50 would be interesting to read how they fit into the model of visionary companies。Favourite quote from the book:“If you put fences around people， you get sheep。” — William L。 McKnight， （1887-1978） Former 3M CEO 。。。more

Nik ，

Good book for individuals that strive to create a great business。 I've learned several useful things from it and discovered new ways of thinking about business structures。 Although it wasn't a great book by my standards and sometimes felt a bit overcomplicating and boring， I do appreciate the time and information that has been put into this book。 Both books in this series are equally good and should be read back to back for maximum value as they were written harmoniously。 Good book for individuals that strive to create a great business。 I've learned several useful things from it and discovered new ways of thinking about business structures。 Although it wasn't a great book by my standards and sometimes felt a bit overcomplicating and boring， I do appreciate the time and information that has been put into this book。 Both books in this series are equally good and should be read back to back for maximum value as they were written harmoniously。 。。。more

Reid Teichroeb ，

Key points:Embrace the philosophy of "and"，Preserve the core and stimulate progress。 You need to change and adapt while keeping your core ideology。 Cult-like cultures。 A culture that ejects people that don't fit the core values like a virus。 Try lots of stuff and keep the stuff that works。 Need to have room for experimentation and paying attention to what works。 Homegrown leadership because you need to preserve the core。 This means that you need to constantly be grooming leadership。 An instituti Key points:Embrace the philosophy of "and"，Preserve the core and stimulate progress。 You need to change and adapt while keeping your core ideology。 Cult-like cultures。 A culture that ejects people that don't fit the core values like a virus。 Try lots of stuff and keep the stuff that works。 Need to have room for experimentation and paying attention to what works。 Homegrown leadership because you need to preserve the core。 This means that you need to constantly be grooming leadership。 An institutionalized habit of continuous improvement。 Invent mechanisms to compete。 。。。more

Bijaya ，

If you wonder what visionary companies do differently， then this book provides some glimpses。 It is so important for companies to reflect on core ideologies and then prepare a path for core purpose than just focusing on next customer， next competitor， next sales target。 With examples from 3M， HP， and other companies， it is clear that Being Successful doesn’t necessarily mean Visionary。 I spent more time in reflection than reading the chapters， however it was worth an effort。 Companies should ask If you wonder what visionary companies do differently， then this book provides some glimpses。 It is so important for companies to reflect on core ideologies and then prepare a path for core purpose than just focusing on next customer， next competitor， next sales target。 With examples from 3M， HP， and other companies， it is clear that Being Successful doesn’t necessarily mean Visionary。 I spent more time in reflection than reading the chapters， however it was worth an effort。 Companies should ask themselves what does come naturally to them （based on years of existence） and extract ideologies out of it。 This is an important step to know your strength/weakness as a company。 A good book to keep on shelf forever。 I gave a 4 star instead of 5 mainly because sometimes the chapters seem quite verbosely written。 。。。more

Chris Boutté ，

I may get a lot of flak for this， but this is such an overrated book， I was in awe。 After years of hearing this book referenced in a variety of books on business and entrepreneurship， I finally decided to pick it up after hearing that this book is research-based。 This book is the epitome of finding data that supports your hypothesis， but the authors tout it as simply writing about their findings。 I’m sure I’m scrutinizing this book a tad more than the average reader， but nobody who takes researc I may get a lot of flak for this， but this is such an overrated book， I was in awe。 After years of hearing this book referenced in a variety of books on business and entrepreneurship， I finally decided to pick it up after hearing that this book is research-based。 This book is the epitome of finding data that supports your hypothesis， but the authors tout it as simply writing about their findings。 I’m sure I’m scrutinizing this book a tad more than the average reader， but nobody who takes research seriously would agree that what Porras and Collins wrote was anywhere near the scientific standard。 If you’re looking for a self-help or motivational book to improve your work ethic or help you remember your core values， feel free to check this book out。 But this book is not what it’s advertised as and aside from being riddled with research flaws， the evidence is all anecdotal。 。。。more

Jessica ，

I expected this to be another motivational business book。 Instead， it's a research paper， documenting the results of an exhaustive study of "visionary" companies。 Well written， and full of interesting anecdotal evidence to support findings。 I wish that some of the CEO's/Managers I've worked for had read this one。 Lots of examples of what works and what doesn't。 I expected this to be another motivational business book。 Instead， it's a research paper， documenting the results of an exhaustive study of "visionary" companies。 Well written， and full of interesting anecdotal evidence to support findings。 I wish that some of the CEO's/Managers I've worked for had read this one。 Lots of examples of what works and what doesn't。 。。。more

Alex Melber ，

Really enjoyed this book and their findings。 Everyone wants to be part of a visionary company but the work and commitment it takes to become one most don’t want to go through。

Hassan Awada ，

Easily one of the best books ever written。 Practical， straightforward， and factual information of what distinguishes the greats。 These lessons can be literally applied in both professional and personal environments。 Love it！

Emanuel Tritean ，

Perfect Read

Sarah Do ，

Xây dựng một công ty đã khó， giữ gìn và phát triển một công ty càng khó hơn。 Quyển sách này là một công trình nghiêng cứu to lớn và ý nghĩa về những công ty vĩ đại。 Tôi vô cùng ấn tượng về cách tác giả giải thích sự liên kết giữa các cốt lõi và sự đổi mới hai điều tưởng chừng trái ngược nhau nhưng thực tế có thể bổ khuyết cho。 Đặc biệt đồng ý với ý kiến tác giả về phần đóng góp của văn hoá công ty và hy vọng bản thân có cơ hội làm việc ở những công ty có văn hoá công ty cao， đồng nhất và bình đẳ Xây dựng một công ty đã khó， giữ gìn và phát triển một công ty càng khó hơn。 Quyển sách này là một công trình nghiêng cứu to lớn và ý nghĩa về những công ty vĩ đại。 Tôi vô cùng ấn tượng về cách tác giả giải thích sự liên kết giữa các cốt lõi và sự đổi mới hai điều tưởng chừng trái ngược nhau nhưng thực tế có thể bổ khuyết cho。 Đặc biệt đồng ý với ý kiến tác giả về phần đóng góp của văn hoá công ty và hy vọng bản thân có cơ hội làm việc ở những công ty có văn hoá công ty cao， đồng nhất và bình đẳng。 。。。more

Arash ，

This is one of my favorite books regarding businesses that triumph over setbacks， obstacles and opportunities to make success their brand and future。

Eric Li ，

great narrative。 as a person who used to work for a visionary company and is building a start-up right now， there are a handful takeaways from Collins' work。 I worked for ExxonMobil right after college。 I know EM is not considered as visionary company by this book， but I do find it shares similar traits/characters with 3M， HP， Marriot。。。 I found deeply resonant with Collins' characterization of "fit or out as in cult-like culture"， "BHAG"， "home-grown management"， and "core ideology"。 Admittedly great narrative。 as a person who used to work for a visionary company and is building a start-up right now， there are a handful takeaways from Collins' work。 I worked for ExxonMobil right after college。 I know EM is not considered as visionary company by this book， but I do find it shares similar traits/characters with 3M， HP， Marriot。。。 I found deeply resonant with Collins' characterization of "fit or out as in cult-like culture"， "BHAG"， "home-grown management"， and "core ideology"。 Admittedly， I was not a believer in EM's values （part of reason why I left）， but I am able to look at EM in a different lens after this book。I guess after two decades， things have changed quite a bit。 For example， Merck was beaten by Pfizer in the first decade of 21st century， and as of now （March 2021）， Roche and J&J share the crown of pharmaceutical industry。 Yet， to defend Collins， 1） two decades are relatively short period of time， and there are always ups and downs in a company's business because of luck and chances， 2） the consistency of corporate governance observed by Collins could have changed in a few of these visionary companies。 I do think Collins cannot escape the pitfall of "rearview mirror" in this type of study。 Yet， he successfully makes a compelling case for why successfully habits lead to the success of a visionary company。 From my （limited） experiences of building a company， I agree a lot of points he has summarized。 。。。more

Parid ，

It is a great refreshener for preserving the core of your values and innovating the rest of yourself。

Yixing J ，

one key takeaway from this books is that it provides insights into company ideology and core values。 forcing a key ideology is important。 The example of Nordstrom is very interesting。Another key takeaway is that many great companies started from very simple ideas， and the leader should not be that important。 And visionary companies keep doing small experiments。It's probably worth re-visiting over and over again。 one key takeaway from this books is that it provides insights into company ideology and core values。 forcing a key ideology is important。 The example of Nordstrom is very interesting。Another key takeaway is that many great companies started from very simple ideas， and the leader should not be that important。 And visionary companies keep doing small experiments。It's probably worth re-visiting over and over again。 。。。more

Hoang-Khang ，

In the visionary book that follow， the author will describe the speci􀀢c methods of preserving the core and stimulating progress that distinguished the visionary companies from the comparison companies， capped by a concluding chapter on alignment。 They fall into five categories:1-Big Hairy Audacious Goals （BHAGs）;2-Cult-like Cultures;3-Try a Lot of Stu􀀬 and Keep What Works;4-Home-grown Management;5-Good Enough Never Is;When you finish reading all-in-five chapters， you should have a sizable mental In the visionary book that follow， the author will describe the speci􀀢c methods of preserving the core and stimulating progress that distinguished the visionary companies from the comparison companies， capped by a concluding chapter on alignment。 They fall into five categories:1-Big Hairy Audacious Goals （BHAGs）;2-Cult-like Cultures;3-Try a Lot of Stu􀀬 and Keep What Works;4-Home-grown Management;5-Good Enough Never Is;When you finish reading all-in-five chapters， you should have a sizable mental list of specific， tangible things that might make sense for you to implement in your own organization to make it more visionary。 It doesn’t matter whether you’re a CEO， manager， individual contributor， or entrepreneur。 You can put these ideas to work。Keep in mind that small incremental steps can form the basis of significant strategic shifts。#bookbagSHARE📚 goodreads。com/hoang-khang 。。。more

Marlin ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Caleb ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Forrest ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Colin ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

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