Hedgehog Concepts

Jeff-for-progress: "Waiting for Superman"-- The Hedgehog Concept ...

"Waiting for Superman"-- The Hedgehog Concept At Work in the Harlem School System-- A New American Renaissance, Its Happening from Under Cover of Our Awareness By People Who are Living It. Tom Friedman had a great column on Tuesday in The .... Guggenheim kicks off the film explaining that he was all for sending kids to their local public schools until “it was time to choose a school for my own children, and then reality set in. My feelings about public education didn't ...

SCBusinessBlog.com » Blog Archive » Secrets of Great Leaders: Part II

4) Taking a cue from Collins' Hedgehog Concept, lead your companies around what you and your team members are passionate about, what is most profitable, and what you can be the best in the world at. Everything else? ... The leaders should then share the information with all employees. Getting feedback through methods like surveys or follow-up calls allows you to identify areas that need improvement and reward employees who have gone above and beyond for their customers. ...

Driven To Distraction

Now there are six main concepts in the book, but I only want to talk about one of them here. All of the “great” companies had in common what Collins refers to “A Hedgehog Concept” That is one idea that you pursue that has three ...

Unions, co-operatives and “fourth sector pathfinders”… « The ...

Earlier this year I blogged on the proposal by the Conservatives (then in opposition – ah, happy days, happy days…) to allow public sector workers to set up employee co-operatives. Last month, Francis Maude announced twelve pilot projects ... But what this case also demonstrates is a certain tension between the concept of co-operatives (and other forms of social enterprise) and trade unions. I'm sure this is one reason why the Tories have warmed to the idea of employee ...

Good to Great #5: Hedgehog Concept « learning to lead

If you cannot be the best in the world at your core business, then your core business cannot form the basis of your hedgehog concept. The best in the world understanding is a much more severe standard than core competence. ...