Assalamualaikum. Hi friends! It's Faisal here and for this episode, I review "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.
It's a title that you've probably heard so many times it's practically become a professional clichĂ© or a corporate meme by now đ.
In this book, which is arguably one of the most influential and often cited business books of our modern times, author Jim Collins and his team produce a work based on extensive research of how some average companies break free from mediocrity and explode into GREATNESS, far ahead of their peers in the Fortune 500 ranks.
I don't normally read business books, but this book turned out to be one of my favorites, and I was genuinely surprised at how useful and practical the themes and ideas are, not only to drive organizations and businesses but also for personal development.
Themes like Level-5 Leadership, the Flywheel, Confronting the Brutal Facts (Yet Never Lose Faith), and the hedgehog concept: are timeless principles we can implement, many of which are surprisingly already taught - either directly or implied indirectly - in the Qur'an and Sunnah!
In this book review discussion with brother Aziz, I summarize the core themes and approach of the book and give emphasis to sharing some of the concepts which I resonate with the most, and some practice ideas of how we can implement these ideas in our lives, where it be:
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Our Day to day interactions at the workplace
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Our careers
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Parenting
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Da'wah efforts
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The Barakah Effect podcast itself
Hope you guys find this discussion beneficial, and insha Allah, can learn a thing or two to help you propel yourselves and those around you to achieve that breakthrough into greatness!
Time stamps / chapters
0:00:00 Intro - Why Faisal selected this book
0:07:53 Overview & Summary: What is this book about?
0:10:49 The eleven Good-to-Great companies
0:14:45 Writing style & accessibility
0:19:21 Summary of Ideas
0:24:34 Ideas that impacted Faisal the most: "Good is the Enemy of Great"
0:26:09 Level-5 Leadership
0:34:34 the Prophet was the Level 5
0:37:44 Confront the Brutal Facts
0:44:52 Remembering Death
0:45:54 The Flywheel concept
0:52:49 Seerah of the Prophet: flywheel in practice
0:59:43 Closing thoughts: Unexpected personal lessons from the Book
