Built To Last By Jim Collins And Jerry Porras
Built To Last By Jim Collins And Jerry Porras
What makes a visionary organization different from others? Rudolf Falat, a start-up mentor and a leadership coach, will help you explore this question. He will take a leaf from the book 'Built to Last' by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras to explore what makes a company visionary, the key features of a visionary company, how can you make your organization visionary, and the journey you need to pursue to remain on the visionary path.
Strategy
Company Culture
Leadership
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Episodes
1. Visionary Company
01:23 min
Rudolf Falat, a start-up mentor and a leadership coach, in this series will explore the key features of a visionary company, how can you make your organization visionary, and how to remain on the visionary path.
2. The Best Of The Best
03:30 min
The important thing about visionary companies is not what they have in common but how they differ from their peers. This video will explain what criteria did Jim and Jerry use to define a company as visionary before studying them.
3. The Best Of The Best - The Research
03:40 min
Now that Jim and Jerry have defined the criteria for a visionary company, it's time to research them. In this episode, Rudi will lay down the research methodology that was used to study these visionary companies.
4. Clock Building And The Myth Of A Great Idea
03:04 min
Do you need a good idea to start a new company or an idea can come later? After watching this episode, you will determine the correlation between a visionary company and a great idea.
5. Myth: Visionary Companies Require Great And Charismatic Leaders
02:44 min
There is a belief that visionary companies are led by visionary leaders. This episode will help you understand that this belief is a myth and that visionary leadership is not a necessary element of becoming a visionary company.
6. Tyranny Of 'OR'
03:21 min
Rudi argues in this episode that companies can have multiple objectives and still thrive. In this episode, you will learn that visionary companies can have objectives beyond maximizing their profits and can give each objective an equal amount of attention.
7. Core Ideology
03:12 min
Jim and Jerry say that visionary companies are driven by a core ideology but they can be different for different companies. This episode lays down the pillars of a good core ideology that can be a basis for a visionary organization.
8. Preserve The Core But Stimulate Progress
03:06 min
You can't be doing the same thing that works now and expect to stay relevant in the long term. After watching this episode, you will understand the interplay of preserving the core ideology while stimulating progress.
9. BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)
02:53 min
All visionary companies don't just have goals but they have huge challenges. This episode explores how having a Big Hairy Audacious Goals stimulate a company to get into the leagues of visionary companies.
10. Cult-Like Cultures
02:52 min
Visionary companies are clear about their cultures and what their employees should be. This episode explores some of the features of cult-like cultures in visionary companies.
11. Evolution And Experimentation – Examples
02:17 min
In this episode, Rudi will explore examples of how visionary companies keep experimenting with various stuff and keep the things that work for them and discard which don't.
12. Evolution And Experimentation - Takeaways
02:10 min
Apart from BHAG, visionary companies also rely on another kind of progress which is evolutionary in nature. In this episode, you will explore how visionary companies manage both kinds of progress to stay relevant.
13. Homegrown Management Advantage
03:34 min
Visionary companies generally do not rely on outside talent for their leadership roles. This episode will explain how visionary companies try to develop and promote leaders within the organization.
14. Good Enough Is Never Enough For Visionary Companies
03:37 min
Visionary companies have been following the path of continuous improvement before it became a buzzword. This episode will help us determine why visionary companies are never satisfied with being good.
15. The End Of The Beginning – Examples
02:17 min
All companies have a strong mission and vision statement, but how do visionary companies treat these statements. This episode will show some examples of how visionary companies ensure they stick to their vision and mission.
16. The End Of The Beginning – Takeaways
03:21 min
Continuing from the previous episode's theme, this video will lay down a list of key takeaways for leaders on how they can ensure that the whole organization is aligned to the mission and vision statement.
17. Building The Vision
03:22 min
A vision of a company consists of two components, ideology and envisioned future. After watching this video, you will determine how visionary companies come up with their vision statement and stick to it even in adverse situations.
18. Envisioned Future
02:34 min
Envisioned future is the second component of the vision of a company. This video will explain how visionary companies pay a lot of attention to this component and how it helps them in the long term.
19. Summary
02:45 min
This episode will recap all the learning objectives from the series.