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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Portfolio Trade Catalog: Book Release date: 2007-03-27 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 268 Ean: 9781591841494 Book Isbn: 1591841496  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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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. Small Giants is a finalist for the Financial Times / Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award |
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 Written on October 28, 2007 Summary: Great counter-point to Good to Great This book offers great insights into how small private companies deal with growth pains - by staying small. The old mantra of "a company either grows, or it shrinks, it can't just stay the same size" it shown in all it's falsehood. This is a great counter-point to Jim Collin's "Good to Great" which deals with large, successful public companies. You don't have to be a big company to be successful - the proof is in this book. Written on October 10, 2007 Summary: Inspirational...a GREAT read. Bo Burlingham has his hand on the pulse of what makes companies great. His writing is terrific, his story telling superb, the book an inspiration for anyone who is a business owner...a great "sherpa" for any large organization. Written on September 21, 2007 Summary: Small Giants I highly recommend this book to the business owner that wants a vision for his company. It doesn't have to be all about profits. They will come when you take care and build a relationship with your employees, customers, suppliers, and your community. Written on September 9, 2007 Summary: Decent Examination of the Small-Scale, but Lacks Figures & Facts After reading Jim Collin's seminal work Good to Great, I became enamored with the idea of "scope" as it pertains to business success. I recalled hearing about Gore, the company, and how they do not allow any one of their offices to grow beyond 250 people - setting 250 as the magic number, above which intimacy, norms of reciprocity and mutual assistance are not possible. I started to crave a book that might address those very ideas from a Collins-esque standpoint. After some search, I found a book that Jim Collins had reviewed: "This well-written book should inspire thousands of entrepreneurs to reject a mantra of growth for growth's sake in favor of a passionate dedication to becoming the absolute best. Bo Burlingham reminds us of a vital truth: big does not equal great, and great does not equal big." That was enough of an endorsement for me, and I dove right into reading. I came away somewhat disappointed by the less-than-rigorous methodology, but also energized by the ideas presented. Burlingham does not use the same exactitude in selecting the companies he features (largely because the financial reports are not public for the private groups he chose to focus on). Thus, it is difficult to appreciate his findings in the same way as I can appreciate Collins'. However, Burlingham writes like the capable and clever journalist that he is (editor at Inc. magazine) and the pages turn easily. His chapters are divided as logically as possible, given the lack of concrete data. Much of what he presents is based off feeling, interviews, observation, and contemplative conclusions. He does not hesitate to label the success of these businesses as "mysterious" - following from "mojo" or (my preference) "spiritual terroir." Read this book if you want to read some incredibly articulate leaders talking about their perspective on business. It is one of the best compilations of leader interviews I have read. The book groups the commentary together when appropriate, or allows one leader to dictate the chapter content entirely. Either way, Burlingham does a marvelous job of letting these men and women speak for themselves and their hard-won success. It is refreshing. The owner and CEO of Anchor Brewing, Fritz Maytag, is downright moving in his eloquence. Jay Goltz, head of Artists' Frame Service is brazenly pragmatic, but uses stories to speak to the underlying support of this leadership approach (managing is "also about learning how not to demotivate [your people]"). Do not read this book if you are looking for applicable solutions or step-by-step recommendations. Written on July 2, 2007 Summary: breath of fresh air An intelligent analysis of successful small businesses. Comprehensive stories of small business done right. Inspires you to start your own company! |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2007-03-27 | 2007-01-02 | 1995-03-03 | 1996-01-01 | 1987-04-02 | 2007-04-24 |
| Media | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 268 | 336 | 268 | 272 | 238 | 320 |
| Ean | 9781591841494 | 9781400064281 | 9780887307287 | 9780452273160 | 9780671646783 | 9780307353139 |
| Book Isbn | 1591841496 | 1400064287 | 0887307280 | 0452273161 | 0671646788 | 0307353133 |
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