Great Companies

"Great" Business Leadership Defined

"Great" business leadership refers to the world-class business leadership and financial results described in the business best seller,Good to Great - listed as one of Amazon's Top 100 books and one of Amazon's top leadership books for the last 10 years.

The book's research team analyzed the financial results of 1,435 companies (all companies listed on the Fortune 500 list, 1965-1995). After an extensive review of the financial performance of these companies, it was determined that 11 companies stood out from the rest.These companies achieved incredible financial results - going from "good" to extraordinarily "great" financial results.

"Great" companies achieved an 6.9x greater financial results than the general market
for 15 years following their transition point from "Good" to "Great" financial results. 

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