The popular phrase “going from good to great” is the title of an amazing best seller management book authored by Jim Collins in 2001.

As a result of its popularity, the phrase and concept is now used often to describe how one can develop themselves personally or professionally in order to achieve greater heights or aspirations. The term also assumes that being “good” at what one does may not be good enough and that one must always aspire to become “great” at what we do.

At first blush, one can posit that the turn of this phrase is an easy and convenient way to understand and appreciate that the status quo in our lives may not always be sufficient and that we should always seek to push ourselves to greater limits. It also serves as a motivator that we should always go beyond our perceived limitations in order to achieve “greatness”.

In our continued quest or pursuit to go “from good to great” we often push and motivate ourselves to be better than we are, to achieve more than we do, to push more, to extend our limits and to stretch our abilities and capacity to succeed.

For some, this can become a natural extension of their nature personality. But for others, it can be somewhat frustrating and challenging.

The concept of going from good to great is a fascinating one. It challenges us to think about how we can be the best we can possibly be and how we can encourage and motivate others to do the same.

As an educator, executive coach and school consultant, I often think about how this concept applies to our principals........

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