Greg Gast
Collins’ Classics
As a business owner and management consultant, I struggle to identify quality business books. However, I believe I am in good company when I say that Jim Collins’ books “Built to Last”, “Good to Great”, “Great by Choice”, and “How the Mighty Fall” are enduring business classics. They fall into a narrow group of writings in which the conclusions are built on scads of financial data and historical research and are not simply […]
The Thirdstage Thinking blog is a multi-faceted exploration of purpose, values and ethics – the foundational drivers of sustained organizational excellence. We recognize that business decisions are not merely financial or functional, but encompass the deepest personal and spiritual needs of the people inside and outside the organization. We believe economics must be coupled with the awareness that transcendent purpose and ethical behavior contribute to superior organizational performance. It is our intention, with help from the teachings of Jim Collins, Max […]
