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Author: Bo Burlingham Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101992336 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 304
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How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill — and focused on greatness instead. It’s an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great customer service, making great contributions to their communities, and finding great ways to lead their lives. In Small Giants, veteran journalist Bo Burlingham takes us deep inside fourteen remarkable companies that have chosen to march to their own drummer. They include Anchor Brewing, the original microbrewer; CitiStorage Inc., the premier independent records-storage business; Clif Bar & Co., maker of organic energy bars and other nutrition foods; Righteous Babe Records, the record company founded by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco; Union Square Hospitality Group, the company of restaurateur Danny Meyer; and Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, including the world-famous Zingerman’s Deli of Ann Arbor. Burlingham shows how the leaders of these small giants recognized the full range of choices they had about the type of company they could create. And he shows how we can all benefit by questioning the usual definitions of business success. In his new afterward, Burlingham reflects on the similarities and learning lessons from the small giants he covers in the book.
Author: Bo Burlingham Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101992336 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill — and focused on greatness instead. It’s an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great customer service, making great contributions to their communities, and finding great ways to lead their lives. In Small Giants, veteran journalist Bo Burlingham takes us deep inside fourteen remarkable companies that have chosen to march to their own drummer. They include Anchor Brewing, the original microbrewer; CitiStorage Inc., the premier independent records-storage business; Clif Bar & Co., maker of organic energy bars and other nutrition foods; Righteous Babe Records, the record company founded by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco; Union Square Hospitality Group, the company of restaurateur Danny Meyer; and Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, including the world-famous Zingerman’s Deli of Ann Arbor. Burlingham shows how the leaders of these small giants recognized the full range of choices they had about the type of company they could create. And he shows how we can all benefit by questioning the usual definitions of business success. In his new afterward, Burlingham reflects on the similarities and learning lessons from the small giants he covers in the book.
Author: Forbes Magazine Staff Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 9780471177494 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 354
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From the publishers of Forbes magazine —the business world's Capitalist Tool —comes Forbes Top Companies, another indispensable tool for every capitalist. Forbes Top Companies brings together —for the first time —a single volume of these eagerly awaited features from the editors of Forbes: The Forbes 500s America's leading public companies ranked according to sales, profits, assets, market value, and productivity. The Foreign 500 An essential survey of America's most formidable competitors abroad. The 200 Best Small Companies A list of the up-and-comers that savvy investors will want to keep an eye on. The 500 Largest Private Companies A revealing look at some of America's largest privately held businesses, which are not required to make public disclosure. Each domestic list includes a "where-to-find-them" directory of addresses and telephone numbers for the companies listed. Forbes Top Companies is destined to become a standard reference work for investors, managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who is interested in the world of capitalism. The lists and articles in Forbes Top Companies have been compiled by the editors of Forbes, under the direction of Editor James W. Michaels. With an Introduction by Jonathan T. Davis. Forbes is a registered trademark of Forbes Inc. Its use is pursuant to a license agreement with Forbes Inc.
Author: Forbes Magazine Staff Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471196533 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 375
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What do Bill Gates, Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, Mary Kay Ash, and Walt Disney all have in common? Uncompromising vision, a willingness to take risks, and exceptional business acumen. Not only did these individuals amass great fortunes, they revolutionized the business world and helped shape society as we know it. Theirs are just a few of the stories collected in this anthology of commercial ingenuity. Drawing on a wealth of sources, this priceless collection brings to life extraordinary achievements, many of them forgotten or little known: how Robert Morris, the preeminent merchant of the eighteenth century, financed the American Revolution with his personal credit; how Ray Kroc used a shrewd real estate strategy to turn a faltering hamburger franchise operation into the McDonald's fast food empire; and how Mary Kay Ash built a billion-dollar direct sales cosmetics company by preaching a message of economic empowerment to women. Enlightening and fascinating, Forbes(r) Greatest Business Stories of All Time celebrates larger-than-life ambition, inspired leadership, wheeling and dealing, and hard work. Forbes is a registered trademark of Forbes Inc. Its use is pursuant to a license agreement with Forbes Inc.
Author: Jon Markman Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 1260132226 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 288
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Invest in the future! Everything you need to capitalize on the tech revolution Our lives are on the verge of being reshaped by advanced technology. Fast Forward Investing provides the knowledge and insight you need to build and maintain your portfolio accordingly. Author Jon D. Markman is a veteran tech investor, money manager, and award-winning author of the popular daily newsletter Tech Trend Trader. There’s no one more qualified to help you design a portfolio that extracts huge profits from the shares of public technology companies and helps you augment your gains with conviction during stretches of high volatility. In Fast Forward Investing, Markman describes what to expect, when to expect it, and how to profit in impending technological and economic revolution. Revealing the most important companies in the industry that are right now building platforms and competitive advantages that will disrupt and transform their markets, he shows which trends are important and provides detailed guidance for staying ahead of the curve. Radical advances in data collection and analytics, artificial intelligence and raw computing power are changing human history. And it’s happening with sharp advances at incredible speed. Make sure you’re at the tip of the spear with Fast Forward Investing.
Author: Adam Witty Publisher: Forbesbooks ISBN: 9781946633132 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 160
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Learn how to use Authority Marketing(R) to build thought leadership and dominate your competition by playing a game no one else knows is being played with this ground-breaking book! Are you the Authority in your field? Are you recognized as a stand-out thought leader, a published author, a keynote speaker, or a media personality? Are you viewed as a commodity? A hard-working expert who is a commodity and has to compete on every level, including price? One thing is for certain: Authority doesn't just happen; Authority is built through a systematic process called the Authority Marketing System. But how can you make this shift in an environment that is noisier and more crowded than ever before? If you are an entrepreneur, CEO, or professional who is frustrated with the traditional approach to marketing and wants to grow your business and make a bigger impact, this book will show you how to use the Authority Marketing System to create a clear and trackable blueprint to shift yourself from a commoditized expert to a highly visible Authority. In this book you will learn: - What Authority Marketing is and how to use it to grow your business - The 7 Pillars of Authority Marketing - How others have used Authority Marketing to create unimaginable success - Why thought leadership is your most important secret weapon Authority Marketing isn't about ego or attention--it's about accelerating the speed of trust so you are viewed not as an expert with something to sell, but as a thought leader with important insight to teach. Start growing your Authority today!
Author: Jeff Dyer Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 142214271X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 272
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A new classic, cited by leaders and media around the globe as a highly recommended read for anyone interested in innovation. In The Innovator’s DNA, authors Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and bestselling author Clayton Christensen (The Innovator’s Dilemma, The Innovator’s Solution, How Will You Measure Your Life?) build on what we know about disruptive innovation to show how individuals can develop the skills necessary to move progressively from idea to impact. By identifying behaviors of the world’s best innovators—from leaders at Amazon and Apple to those at Google, Skype, and Virgin Group—the authors outline five discovery skills that distinguish innovative entrepreneurs and executives from ordinary managers: Associating, Questioning, Observing, Networking, and Experimenting. Once you master these competencies (the authors provide a self-assessment for rating your own innovator’s DNA), the authors explain how to generate ideas, collaborate to implement them, and build innovation skills throughout the organization to result in a competitive edge. This innovation advantage will translate into a premium in your company’s stock price—an innovation premium—which is possible only by building the code for innovation right into your organization’s people, processes, and guiding philosophies. Practical and provocative, The Innovator’s DNA is an essential resource for individuals and teams who want to strengthen their innovative prowess.
Author: Jen Frederick Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593100166 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 305
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A Korean-American adoptee fights to be with the one she loves while coming to terms with her new identity in this enthralling romantic drama and sequel to Heart and Seoul by USA Today bestselling author Jen Frederick. When Hara Wilson lands in Seoul to find her birth mother, she doesn’t plan on falling in love with the first man she lays eyes on, but Choi Yujun is irresistible. If his broad shoulders and dimples weren’t enough, Choi Yujun is the most genuine, decent, gorgeous guy to exist. Too bad he’s also her stepbrother. Fate brought her to the Choi doorstep but the gift of family comes with burdens. A job in her mother’s company has perks of endless company dinners and super resentful coworkers. A new country means learning a new language which twenty-five year old Hara is finding to be a Herculean task. A forbidden love means having to choose between her birth family or Choi Yujun. All Hara wanted was to find a place to belong in this world—but in order to have it all, she’ll have to risk it all.
Author: Jeff Dyer Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1633696537 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
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Learn from the Best Great leaders of innovation know that creativity is not enough. They succeed not only on the basis of their ideas, but because they have the vision, reputation, and networks to win the backing needed to commercialize them. It turns out that this quality--called "innovation capital"--is measurably more important for innovation than just being creative. The authors have spent decades studying how people get great ideas (the subject of The Innovator's DNA) and how people test and develop those ideas (explored in The Innovator's Method). Now they share what they've learned from a multipronged research program designed to determine how people compete for, and obtain, resources to launch new ideas: How you can build a personal reputation for innovation What techniques you can use to amplify your innovation capital How you can garner attention for your ideas and projects and persuade audiences to support them What it means to provide visionary leadership and how you can achieve it Featuring interviews with the superstars of innovation--individuals like Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk (Tesla), Marc Benioff (Salesforce), Indra Nooyi (PepsiCo), and Shantanu Narayen (Adobe)--this book will help you position yourself and your ideas to compete for attention and resources so that you can launch innovations with impact.
Author: Richard Phalon Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 9780471484912 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 258
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"Forbes Greatest Investment Stories of All Time" - Dieses Buch ist ein weiteres Produkt der erfolgreichen Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wiley und dem renommierten Wirtschaftsmagazin Forbes. Es berichtet über die wirklich großen Helden in der Geschichte des Investmentgeschäftes und wie sie dazu beigetragen haben, die Investmentbranche so zu prägen, wie sie heute ist. Autor Richard Phalon ist ein absoluter Experte auf diesem Gebiet. Hier gibt er einen Einblick in die hohe Kunst der Geldanlage und die gewinnbringenden Strategien, mit denen die ganz Großen nicht nur ein Vermögen gemacht, sondern auch die Märkte revolutioniert haben. Seit fast einem halben Jahrhundert beobachtet er die Branche, und viele Katastrophen hat er aus erster Hand miterlebt. Deshalb ist er auch in der Lage, diese Geschichten mit Leben zu füllen. Wenn sich im Investmentgeschäft auch die Daten, Branchen und Namen der Hauptdarsteller ändern - so bleiben die Themen doch immer die gleichen.
Author: Bo Burlingham
Author: Bo Burlingham
Author: Forbes Magazine Staff
Author: Forbes Magazine Staff
Author: Edward Segal
Author: Jon Markman
Author: Adam Witty
Author: Jeff Dyer
Author: Jen Frederick
Author: Jeff Dyer
Author: Richard Phalon