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How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In

by Jim Collins
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How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In
How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In

Navigating corporate decline, fostering resilience and recovery.

If you're captivated by the triumphs and failures of great businesses, "How the Mighty Fall" is a must-read. Jim Collins doesn't just theorize; he offers a rigorous analysis of corporate collapse and a beacon of hope for leaders looking to prevent—or even reverse—downfalls. It's a guidebook through the corporate lifecycle, and could be the wake-up call that sets you on the path to sustainable success.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Longlist (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In

by Jim Collins
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ISBN: 9781847940421
Author: Jim Collins
Publisher: Random House Business
Date of Publication: 2009-06-04
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Economics, Personal Development, Business
Related Topics: Management, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Goodreads rating: 3.99
(rated by 10349 readers)

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Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed. Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins asks how the mighty fall. Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course? In How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In, Collins presents a research project of more than four years and identifies five step-wise stages: Stage 1: Hubris Born of Success; Stage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of More; Stage 3: Denial of Risk and Peril; Stage 4: Grasping for Salvation; Stage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or Death. By understanding these stages, leaders can substantially reduce their chances of falling all the way to the bottom. Great companies can stumble, recover, and even rise again after setbacks. No institution, no matter how great, is immune to decline. There is no law of nature that the most powerful will inevitably remain at the top. Anyone can fall, and most eventually do. But, as Collins’ research emphasizes, some companies do recover—sometimes even stronger than before. The mighty can fall, but they can often rise again.
 

Navigating corporate decline, fostering resilience and recovery.

If you're captivated by the triumphs and failures of great businesses, "How the Mighty Fall" is a must-read. Jim Collins doesn't just theorize; he offers a rigorous analysis of corporate collapse and a beacon of hope for leaders looking to prevent—or even reverse—downfalls. It's a guidebook through the corporate lifecycle, and could be the wake-up call that sets you on the path to sustainable success.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year Nominee for Longlist (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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