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Pre side n t 's Me ssage
Our Crown Jewels:
GAMA Staff and
Active Volunteers
In HIS SeMInAL study, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the
Leap ... and Others Don't, internationally acclaimed author, teacher, and
management consultant Jim collins includes the following
commonalities, shared by 11 of 1,435 new York Stock
"Our staff and
exchange firms that he believes have made the leap from
being merely good to being truly great:
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Level 5 leadership. "Level 5 leadership" in the 11
H O wa R d J . E l i a S
volunteers display an
unusual mix of intense
determination and
profound humility."
companies that made collins's cut "displayed an unusual
mix of intense determination and profound humility."
These leaders tend to have a long-term personal investment in the company
and its success, often cultivated through a career-spanning climb up the
company's ranks. To Level 5 leaders, ego and individual financial gain are not
as important as the long-term benefit of the team and the company.
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Confront the brutal facts (yet never lose faith). A key element in some
companies' ability to make the transition from good to great is the willingness to
identify and assess defining facts in the company and the larger business
environment. In today's market, consumer preferences are constantly changing,
and the inability to keep pace with these changes often leads to a company's
failure. collins outlines a four-step process that promotes awareness of
emerging trends and potential problems:
1. Lead with questions, not answers.
2. engage in dialogue and debate, not coercion.
3. conduct "autopsies" without blame.
4. build red-flag mechanisms that turn basic information into information that
cannot be ignored.
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A culture of discipline. A defining characteristic of companies that have moved
from good to great is an overreaching organizational culture of discipline. A
culture of discipline should not be confused with a strict authoritarian
environment. Instead, it represents an organization in which each manager and
staff member is driven by an unrelenting inner sense of determination. In this
type of organization, each individual functions as an entrepreneur, with a
deeply rooted personal investment in both his or her own work and the
company's success. Says collins, "Within this overreaching culture of discipline,
every team member is afforded a degree of personal empowerment and
latitude that is necessary to ensure that they will be able to go to unheard-of
extremes to bring the firm's envisioned objectives into existence."
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of GAMA International Journal January-February 2014
Inside GAMA International
Inside GAMA Foundation for Education and Research
Washington Watch
Leading Indicators
The Agent Relationship: Keeping It Personal
The Winning Business Plan
Beyond Referrals
LAMP '14 Preview
President's Message
CEO Corner
Have You Read
LoTT Spot
Leading From The Front
Leaders' Q&A
Index of Advertisers
TOP 10
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