Think Big, Act Small : How America's Most Profitable Companies Keep the Start-Up Spirit Alive

by Jennings, Jason (Author)

• ISBN13: 9781591840763
• ISBN10: 1591840767
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-05
• Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover

Summary

"Jason Jennings and his research team screened more than 100,000 American companies to find nine that rarely end up on magazine covers, yet have increased revenues and profits by 10 percent or more for ten consecutive years. Then they interviewed the leaders, workers and customers of these quiet superstars to find the secrets of their astoundingly consistent and profitable growth."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Jason Jennings has spent more than twenty years teaching businesspeople how to build great organizations. He gives more than sixty keynote speeches every year and is the author of two previous business bestsellers: Less Is More and It-'s Not the Big That Eat the Small, It-'s the Fast That Eat the Slow.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	ix
SECTION ONE: Think Big	1	(8)
SECTION TWO: The Building Blocks	9	(178)
1. Down to Earth	11	(16)
2. Keep Your Hands Dirty	27	(15)
SAS Institute
3. Make Short-Term Goals and Long-Term Horizons	42	(14)
Sonic Drive-In
4. Let Go	56	(16)
Cabela's
5. Have Everyone Think and Act Like an Owner	72	(19)
Koch Industries
6. Invent New Businesses	91	(19)
Dot Foods
7. Create Win-Win Solutions	110	(20)
Medline Industries
8. Choose Your Competitors	130	(19)
PETCO Animal Supplies
9. Build Communities	149	(18)
Strayer Education
10. Grow Future Leaders	167	(20)
O'Reilly Automotive
SECTION THREE: The QUAD: A Self-Evaluation and Ranking	187	(16)
SECTION FOUR: The Research	203	(18)
SECTION FIVE: Charts	221	(10)
Conclusion by lead researcher, Brian Solon	231	(4)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	235	(8)
INDEX	243