Hedgehog Concepts

"Think Globally, Act Locally"-- Behind the Bumpersticker Politics ...

And that workplaces that are organized around a Hedgehog Concept described by Jim Collins similarly provides a narrower, but useful expression of these empathic concerns, among like-minded people who bring passion to their work and a ...

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don't

“Some of the key concepts discerned in the study,” comments Jim Collins, "fly in the face of our modern business culture and will, quite frankly, upset some people.” Perhaps, but who can afford to ignore these findings? ...

Jim Collins' Hedgehog Concept | SUCCESS Magazine | What Achievers Read

Jim Collins' describes the hedgehog concept as being a major factor in making a good company great. Read more about how to do one thing and do it well.

Finding your life purpose

Jim Collins found that the great companies took an average of four years to develop a Hedgehog Concept. I'm guessing it's a similar time line for individuals trying to find their life purpose. The great companies broke through by ...

Good to Great…and OEIT

In 2008, OEIT, where I work, completed a strategic planning process based on Jim Collins' “Good to Great and the Social Sectors.” In September 2010, we're undertaking a new strategic planning process. We thought that revisiting the 2008 ...