Think Big, Act Small: How America's Best Performing Companies

Think Big, Act Small: How America's Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive

Tradition says there are three ways to grow a companyâ€™s profits: Fire up the sales team with empty promises, cut costs and downsize, or cook the books. But what if thereâ€™s a better wayâ€”a way that nine amazingly profitable and well-run companies are already embracing?
Jason Jennings and his research team screened more than 100,000 AmerÂican companies to find nine that rarely end up on magazine covers, yet have increased revenues and profits by ten percent or more for ten consecutive years. Then they interviewed the leaders, workers, and customers of these quiet superÂstars to find the secrets of their astoundingly consistent and profitable growth.
What they have in common is a cultureâ€”a communityâ€”based on a shockingly simple precept: Think big, but act small. It works for retailers like PETCO, Cabelaâ€™s, and Oâ€™Reilly Automotive, manufacturers like Medline Industries, service compaÂnies like Sonic Drive-In, private educational companies like Strayer, industrial giants like Koch Enterprises, and software companies like SAS.
These companies think big ideas about solving customersâ€™ problems, making better products, and creating value. And yet they never stop acting like start-upsâ€”staying humble, treating every employee like the owner, and teaching managers to get their hands dirty.
Jennings and his researchers have updated this book with new stories and insights about why these companies continue to thriveâ€”through the economic downturnâ€”and have now increased revenues and profits for fifteen consecuÂtive years. Any company, no matter the size or industry, can benefit from folÂlowing their examples.
Country USA
Brand Portfolio
Manufacturer Portfolio
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FLBOOKSTOREBL9781591843931
Color White
ReleaseDate 2012-05-02
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781591843931

Country	USA
Brand	Portfolio
Manufacturer	Portfolio
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	FLBOOKSTOREBL9781591843931
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2012-05-02
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781591843931

Think Big, Act Small: How America's Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive

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