Jim Collins Archives - Carrier Management

Good to Great Leaders

When Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wrote a New York Times Op-Ed titled "America Deserves a Servant Leader" in August, he described a leadership style that is growing in popularity among some of the ...

Executive Insight: How to Elevate a P/C Carrier From ‘Good to Great’

Scottsdale Insurance Company began to look at its operation late in 2002 with an eye on the future and what it would take to continue its leadership position in the excess and surplus lines market. ...

Understanding the Flywheel; Revisiting ‘Good to Great’ Leadership Lessons

In his book, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don't," Jim Collins uses the flywheel metaphor to explain that great companies aren't overnight successes. Instead, such ...