Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials)

Enjoyed the book, it arrived on time.

This book is as relevant today [2015] as when it was written [2002]. Cuts through all the bull in management theory and studies exemplar companies and how they are run. It has shaped how I manage in the organizations I have run and helped run.

I enjoyed this well written book about companies in America and how they became a successful corporation. Companies that are successful have good leadership and make wise business decisions. After reading this book, it was easier to understand why some corporations succeed and others fail. A must read for anyone who is interested in business and economic history.

Built to Last is a must have book for anyone in business. This book emphasizes the top business' that have survived the depression and other historical set backs. The median for opening their business' was 1902. It also looks at their core values which are the foundations for their business decisions. Visionary organizations are the theme or key to these successful organizations. MUST HAVE BOOK KEEP FOR REFERENCE.

I first bought this book after I had been a post graduate student of Jerry's at Stanford in his Organizational Change course. Jim Deserves credit for his continued rise up the ladder of Leadership type books but I won't forget the inspiration I received from Jerry's course that started me on my own journey to better understand change and leadership thinking and behaviors. Stretch