Book · recommended on 6 episodes
Good to Great
Jim Collins ISBN 0712687090
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This book by Jim Collins has come up 6 times across 2 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Tim Ferriss. 3 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Chip Wilson, Grant Hackett, James Watt, Jim Collins, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-12-07 and the most recent from 2026-03-05. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“I was off working on Built to Last and Good to Great. I was working on my company research”— Jim Collins
The guest here is Jim Collins: Researcher and author of Good to Great, Built to Last, and Great by Choice; here discussing his new book What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire, and the Self-Knowledge Imperative, the product of 12+ years of research. Jim Collins joins Tim Ferriss to explore his new book on cliffs, fog, encodings, and getting a return on luck across a whole life.
“first up Jim Collins author of iconic business books that include good to Great how the Mighty Fall and great by choice”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jim Collins and Ed Zschau: Jim Collins is the author of iconic business books including Good to Great, Built to Last, How the Mighty Fall, and Great by Choice. Ed Zschau is a polymath Princeton/Stanford/Harvard professor, 17-year tech-industry executive, and former U.S. congressman from California who became one of Tim Ferriss's most important mentors. A 10-year anniversary super-combo where Jim Collins and Ed Zschau share lifelong systems for creative discipline, purpose, and entrepreneurial teaching.
“it's actually in the book good to see by jim collins which is a fantastic business book”— James Watt
The guest here is James Watt: Co-founder and CEO of BrewDog, the Scottish craft beer company he started in 2007 with friend Martin Dickie and a dog. BrewDog founder James Watt on building a beer empire, provocative marketing, toxic-culture allegations, and his leadership evolution.
“the third would have been and i of course you know we both love this book good to great and just the context that good is the enemy of great”— Chip Wilson
The guest here is Chip Wilson: Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded Lululemon Athletica in 1998 after building and selling Westbeach Snowboarding. He helped pioneer the athleisure category and now invests across apparel, real estate, and private equity while funding research to cure FSHD muscular dystrophy. Lululemon founder Chip Wilson on building brands, future-spotting trends, goal setting, the Landmark-based culture he created, and cancel culture.
“I enjoyed Jim Collins like his books good to great are really interesting just to learn about”— Grant Hackett
The guest here is Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett: Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever, with 28 medals (23 gold) and 39 world records. Grant Hackett is an Australian distance-freestyle champion who went unbeaten in the 1500m for 11 years, won 26 golds across major championships, and is now CEO of an Australian investment firm. Swimming legends Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett on elite training, competitive drive, and their raw, mutual journey through depression and mental health.
“they include good to great the number one bestseller that examines why some companies make the leap to superior results”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jim Collins: Researcher and teacher of what makes great companies endure, and a Socratic advisor to leaders. Author or co-author of six books (including Good to Great and Built to Last) that have sold more than 10 million copies. Jim Collins returns to discuss mentors, the power of small gestures, light vs. dark motivation, the Stockdale Paradox, and renewing over a lifetime.
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