| Title | : | Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All |
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062120999 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-10-11 |
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Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns withanother groundbreaking work, this time to ask: why do some companies thrive inuncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research,buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins andhis colleague Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly greatenterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times. This book isclassic Collins: contrarian, data-driven and uplifting.
Editorial : Jim Collins on the Writing Process
When I first embarked on a career that required writing, I devoured dozens of books about the process of writing. I soon realized that each writer has weird tricks and idiosyncratic methods. Some wrote late at night, in the tranquil bubble of solitude created by a sleeping world, while others preferred first morning light. Some cranked out three pages a day, workmanlike, whereas others worked in extended bursts followed by catatonic exhaustion. Some preferred the monastic discipline of facing cinder-block walls, while others preferred soaring views.
I quickly learned that I had to discover my own methods. Most useful, I realized that I have different brains at different times of day. In the morning, I have a creative brain; in the evening, I have a critical brain. If I try to edit in the morning, I’m too creative, and if I try to create in the evening, I’m too critical. So, I go a
(For instance, want to learn what happened to Anne of Cleves, the Flemish mare? See p 435, note 1).
And for some readers, the extensive details on rebellions, dissolution of the abbeys, suppresions and the growing anger against Cromwell that made his fall as swift as it was----well, not much seems to be left out. All of the problems have answers in the back of the book. Might could adapt it into a good X-Files episode!
"Past Perfect" was great - I love stories with time loops! A darker version of "Groundhog Day".
I also really liked "Virgin of the Sands", "The Ghul", and "Favor" - all dark and disturbing, but great.
"The Boulevardier" - also enjoyably disturbing.
"WHILE ( u > i) i--;" - interesting idea, clever title - the first part especially was unsettling.
"A Heart for Lucretia" - classic Vandermeer - evil meerkats - great!
Those were my favorites, though the second tier had some very worth-while reads too
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