I a big fan of Collin's work. He is logical, clear, and creates memorable principles that can easy be incorporated into nearly every work situation. I think he was a bit overly optimistic about getting the right people on the bus, but overall this was a worthwhile read.

While this was an assignment for my doctoral courses, I really enjoyed it. It is a quick read, but I couldn't put it down. I am going to reread and take notes to share with coworkers.

Out of all the books I have been required to read this semester, this is by far my favorite and am glad it was required.

Quick read outlining how the principles in Good to Great applies to nonprofits

Short and insightful! Very much worth a read and you can find a pdf online

I've read Good to Great and appreciated that there was a different monograph for the social sector. Certainly some useful insights here - nothing mind blowing.

While $10 isn't an appropriate price for this kind of short text, it's still got a few excellent points and it's, ahem, a very quick read. You could probably come up with them on your own, but here it's written down to crystalize in your thoughts and return to when you feel stuck!

A great teaser into the Good to Great book. A great overview and definitely motivates me to read more.

It was okay- I think maybe I should have read the original book first.

Good to great principles can be applied to every area including social sector as well.

Quotes from "Good to Great and the Social Sectors" James C. Collins

•In the social sectors, money is only an input, and not a measure of greatness.
•A great organization is one that delivers superior performance and makes a distinctive impact over a long period of time.
•What if your outputs are inherently not measurable? The basic idea is still the same: separate inputs from outputs, and hold yourself accountable for progress in outputs, even if those outputs defy measurement.
•"But we cannot measure performance in the social sectors the way you can in a business" is simply lack of discipline.
•What matters is not finding the perfect indicator, but settling upon a consistent and intelligent method of assessing your output results, and then tracking your trajectory with rigor.
•In the social sectors, efficiency is defined in delivering on the social mission.
•The organisation should make such a unique contribution to the communities it touches and should do its work with such unadulterated excellence that if it were to disappear, it could not be easily filled by any other institution on the planet.
•The moment you think of yourself as great, your slide toward mediocrity will have already begun.
•The practice of leadership is not the same as the exercise of power.
•In legislative leadership no individual leader has enough structural power to make the most important decisions by himself. Legislative leadership relies more upon persuasion, political currency and shared interests to create the conditions for the right decision to happen.
•If it is too difficult to get the wrong people off the bus, a leader shoul focus instead on getting the right people on the bus. <...> Hire by hire - until a critical mas coalesced into a culture of discipline.
•True leadership only exists if people follow when they have the freedom not to.
•The great companies focus on getting and hanging on to the right people - those who are productively neurotic, those who are self-motivated and self-disciplined,those who wake up everyday, compulsively driven to do the best they can because it is simply part of their DNA.
•How did she convince these graduates to work for low pay in tough classrooms? First, by tapping their idealistic passions, and second, by making the process selective. Selectivity led to credibility with donors, which increased funding, which made it possible to attract and srlrct even more young people.
•People want to feel the excitement of being involved in something that just flat out works.When you can feel the flywheel beginning to build speed - that's when most people line up to throw their shoulders against the wheel and push. People like to support winners.

This is not a book of earth-shattering new knowledge, but it is a clear, compelling, and concise reminder of where we're going and how to get there. Highly recommended!

An excellent book that takes G2G to a different level. All government employees should seek this book out.