Most executives have a big, hairy, audacious goal. But they install
layers of stultifying bureaucracy that prevent them from realizing it.
In this article, Jim Collins introduces the catalytic mechanism, a
simple yet powerful managerial tool that helps turn lofty aspirations
into reality. The crucial link between objectives and results, this tool
is a galvanizing, nonbureaucratic way to turn one into the other. But
the same catalytic mechanism that works in one organization won't
necessarily work in another. So, to help readers get started, Collins
offers some general principles that support the process of building one
effectively.
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