Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Harper Business
BBB Library: Entrepreneurship, Corporate Success
ISBN: 978-0060516406
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Built to Last has influenced many executives and entrepreneurs since it was originally published in 1994. It outlines the results of a six-year research project into what makes enduringly great companies. Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper beyond the 21st century.
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What is a visionary company? Visionary companies are the best of the best of their industries, admired by their peers and having a long track record of making a significant impact on the world around them.
All individual leaders eventually die, and visionary products and services eventually become obsolete. Yet visionary companies prosper over long periods of time.
If you’re involved in building and managing a company, we’re asking you to think less in terms of being a brilliant product visionary or seeking the personality characteristics of charismatic leadership
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