Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the main reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, governments, or companies because it is just so easy to settle for a good life. #2 The good-to-great examples that made the final cut attained extraordinary results. #3 The quest to find the secrets of greatness began with a single company, Walgreens, and its transformation from a mediocre company to a great one. The five-year study yielded many insights, many of which were surprising and contrary to conventional wisdom. #4 I began to assemble a team of researchers. We found eleven good-to-great examples, including Fannie Mae and Walgreens, which surprised us. It is possible to turn good into great in the most unlikely of situations.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The girl who arrived at the court of the Netherlands in the summer of 1513 was a courtier's daughter, bred to know the steps of the dangerous courtly dance. She knew how the pageantry of a Christmas masque could spell a message, and that in the great chess game of European politics, she might have a part to play. #2 The court to which Anne Boleyn came was a place of culture and luxury. Among the books she could have seen in Margaret's library was the already-famous Trés Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, as well as newer books decked with flowers in the margins. #3 The Boleyn family had a history of social mobility. Anne's father, Thomas, had made his fortune as a merchant. He was a courtier and a linguist, and heiress to half the Ormonde fortune. #4 Anne Boleyn was sent to the court of Margaret of Austria in 1512, as her family's agent and ambassador. She learned more than the French language there, she learned how to play the game of courtly love.