Thursday, May 21, 2009

Daily Blog: Building a City to Last

Jim Collins has written two very successful books, Built to Last and Good to Great, both from the context of the business organization. But much of what he says about a business can apply to a city.

In the April 2009 issue of Inc. magazine Collins describes the next 30 years as being filled with uncertainty, chaos, turbulence and risk.

Several insights Collins provides are worthy of consideration by those who care about the future of the four- and five-figure cities in which they live. Here are two:

• Have a “culture of people who A. share a set of values, B. have very clear responsibilities, and C. perform
• Remember “creativity and discipline go hand in hand”

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