It's a powerful study of what separates truly
great enduring companies from the rest.
And to continually ask ourselves what it takes to build
a great enduring company.
Not exact matches
My advice to the founders is to focus on building a
great and
enduring company that has a clearly articulated higher purpose.
There are thousands of start - ups, far fewer successful start - ups, fewer still that become successful
companies, even fewer that go from successful
company to
enduring company, and a tiny handful that become
great,
enduring companies.
And it's during these times that many of the
greatest technology
companies, with the most
enduring value, are created.
«To build a
great,
enduring company that is so people - based, as Starbucks is,» Schultz told me, «we have to bring our people along on this journey and demonstrate we are sharing the success.»
Jeff Matthews, who wrote «Warren Buffett's Successor: Who It Is and Why It Matters,» said he thinks Heinz is a
great fit at Berkshire because Buffett always wants
companies with
enduring competitive advantages.
Leaders die, products become obsolete, markets change, new technologies emerge, and management fads come and go, but core ideology in a
great company endures as a source of guidance and inspiration.
Hazel and
company's investigation finds a common feature of the murder scenes: victims» faces have all been manipulated to
endure rigor mortis in a very deliberate fashion, something that would require
great patience from the apparent psychopath at large.
Jim Collins is a student and teacher of
enduring great companies - how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good
companies can become
great companies.
This interview is loaded with help for the individual investor, including
great ideas about which
companies have
enduring business models.
This is a very good book, and its
greatest strength is that it talks about Berkshire Hathaway the
company as built by Buffett to
endure.
The large, and even some of the small, life insurance
companies are willing to issue
greater amounts of insurance without putting the client through the intense hassle they used to have to
endure.
Each of us plays an essential role in the
enduring value of our
great company.