Turning the Flywheel, Jim Collins
Turning the Flywheel, Jim Collins
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Turning the Flywheel
A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great

Author: Jim Collins

Narrator: Jim Collins

Unabridged: 1 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/26/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A companion guidebook to the number-one bestselling Good to Great, focused on implementation of the flywheel concept, one of Jim Collins’ most memorable ideas that has been used across industries and the social sectors, and with startups.The key to business success is not a single innovation or one plan. It is the act of turning the flywheel, slowly gaining momentum and eventually reaching a breakthrough. Building upon the flywheel concept introduced in his groundbreaking classic Good to Great, Jim Collins teaches readers how to create their own flywheel, how to accelerate the flywheel’s momentum, and how to stay on the flywheel in shifting markets and during times of turbulence.Combining research from his Good to Great labs and case studies from organizations like Amazon, Vanguard, and the Cleveland Clinic which have turned their flywheels with outstanding results, Collins demonstrates that successful organizations can disrupt the world around them—and reach unprecedented success—by employing the flywheel concept.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Jim Collins

Jim Collins is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick, and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social sectors. Having invested more than a quarter century in rigorous research, he has authored or coauthored a series of books that have sold in total more than 10 million copies worldwide. They include Good to Great, the #1 bestseller, which examines why some companies make the leap and others don’t; the enduring classic Built to Last, which discovers why some companies remain visionary for generations; How the Mighty Fall, which delves into how once-great companies can self-destruct; and Great by Choice, which uncovers the leadership behaviors for thriving in chaos and uncertainty. Jim has also published two monographs that extend the ideas in his primary books: Good to Great and the Social Sectors and Turning the Flywheel.His most recent publication is BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0), an ambitious upgrade of his very first book; it returns Jim to his original focus on small, entrepreneurial companies and honors his coauthor and mentor Bill Lazier.Driven by a relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and teaching career on the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, where he conducts research and engages with CEOs and senior-leadership teams.In addition to his work in the business sector, Jim has a passion for learning and teaching in the social sectors, including education, healthcare, government, faith-based organizations, social ventures, and cause-driven nonprofits. In 2012 and 2013, he had the honor to serve a two-year appointment as the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point.Jim holds a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences and an MBA from Stanford University, and honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Colorado and the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. In 2017, Forbes selected Jim as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carl on March 03, 2019

This book talks in detail about the concept of Flywheel introduced in Jim Collins' book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't which I highly recommend. It provides 7 steps to capturing your own flywheel: 1. Create a list of significant replicable successes your enterpris......more

Goodreads review by Mark on February 18, 2024

The annual Chick-Fil-A leadership retreat, NEXT, was based around this monograph by Jim Collins. Each Operator and staff member was sent a copy of this by the Cathy family, and my wife read it out loud to us while we traveled to the conference. I've read several of Collins's books, and this is a gre......more

Goodreads review by Leonardo on July 24, 2021

As an evolution of his previous books, Jim Collins shows the reader that his concepts applies to all manner and types of organizations – from small companies, to health care organizations, to non-profits, and even arts organization. It's a good add-on to the previous books, as I've always questioned......more

Goodreads review by Gene on September 28, 2022

This book is an easy read. It is billed as a monograph to accompany Good to Great. So let's start with Good to Great, a five-star business classic by Jim Collins. One of the core concepts of Good to Great revolves around ... The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: The process of relentlessly pushing a giant......more

Goodreads review by Gordon on October 18, 2021

Finally a business book that understands that its message can and should be distilled to less than 40 pages! Valuable ideas that are communicated with brevity. Thank you. “In looking across the history of great companies in all our research studies, we find a frequent pattern. They usually begin life......more