I just finished up Good to Great. Even though I haven’t read Built to Last, I found Good to Great an excellent read. I get so tired of spin and bad advice that Collins’ research-based approach was refreshing, and very applicable. Several notions, including the Stockdale Paradox and the Three Circles provide original insight into what you should be doing, and how.
Now I’m on to Krakauer’s Into Thin Air. My wife says I have an obsession with books and television shows about disasters, and I do. After she pointed that out, I thought about why I find myself so fascinated with things that go wrong. I think it is because I am fascinated by decisions and their impact. After all, our lives are made up of actions, usually dictated by our decisions.
Into Thin Air is about a disaster (of course) which struck two parties of climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest. Interesting characters and rich, descriptive language make this a must-read for outdoor enthusiasts and freaks that love disaster.
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June 13th, 2005 at 10:19 am
I also loved “Good to Great”. I found the analysis of the role of CEO’s refreshing — and prescient, given the last few years of CEO “excellence”.
You’ll love “Into Thin Air”; Krakauer’s a great novelist when he isn’t off on religious diatribes.
June 20th, 2005 at 1:02 am
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