Manchester, Iowa

Moving from Good to Great
In
2008 a small group of Manchester residents led by local dentist and
Manchester Enterprises President Dr. Tim Cooper decided
that “Good” wasn’t enough for the 21st Century and, using Jim
Collins book Good to Great as a guide, starting moving Manchester
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Executive
Summary of the Good to Great Plan
A two page summary of Manchester’s Good to Great Plan
Click for the Full Good to Great Plan (pdf)
Manchester’s 24 page Good to Great Plan
Using "Good is the Enemy of Great" which is
the first sentence of Jim Collins' business best seller, Good to Great
as a
rallying
point, that group consisting of: Jack Klaus, Executive Director of the
Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce; Donna Boss, Executive Director of
Delaware County Economic Development; Tim Vick, City Manager of the
City of Manchester; Lon Butikofer, Administrator of the Regional
Medical Center
and his assistant Mike Briggs; Bob Cue, Superintendent of the West
Delaware Community School System and interested individuals Mitch
Peyton and
Toni Browning started a movement that continues today under the
leadership
of Manchester Enterprises new President Leo Monaghan.
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