Making it in America
Subtitle: a 12-point plan for growing your business and keeping jobs at home
By: John Bassett & Ellis Henican
Contributors: Henican, Ellis, author
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781455563555
Subjects: Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company; Executives; Leadership; Success in business
Description: In Making It in America, Bassett tells you the secrets that have made Vaughan-Bassett Furniture so successful doing what everyone said couldn't be done. Drawing on rich life experience, including the everyday challenges running a traditional manufacturing company, Bassett constructs a 12-point plan to achieve successful leadership in any business. These steps include: Have a winning attitude, respect your employees, don't panic, reinvest constantly, and make the best of the worst. Bassett's story is about how those values underpinned his personal success and how they can revitalize America itself.
Table of contents: title: Learning to Lead; title: Killer Competition; title: It Takes a Winning Attitude; title: Treat Your People Like People; title: Totally Transparent Leadership; title: Tough Decisions; title: The Change Imperative; title: Don't Panic; title: Teamwork and Communication; title: Reinvest Constantly; title: Make the Best of the Worst; title: Buy American; title: Will It Ever Return?