The benevolent dictator
Subtitle: empower your employees, build your business, and outwit the competition
By: Michael Feuer with Dustin S. Klein
Contributors: Klein, Dustin S.
Publisher: John Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781118003916
Subjects: Management; New business enterprises; Entrepreneurship
Description: "An unconventional philosophy for starting and building a business that exceeds your own expectations What does it require to take a concept rapidly and effectively from mind to market? The Benevolent Dictator recognizes that entrepreneurship is a gauntlet. Those who succeed are benevolent dictators?able to make the intricate process happen in days, weeks and months to win. In more than 52 specific leadership lessons, The Benevolent Dictator gives you no-nonsense how-to advice and examples that have worked. This non-traditional, gung-ho guide is not afraid to lay out the leadership methods that can effectively get a new business off the ground, and through the requisite fast-track growth phases that produce tangible success measured by your bottom line and your wallet. Learn critical specifics on how to move from idea development to build-out, through steps for continuous improvement, and on to the big cash out. Features proven tools, strategies, and tactics that will help you bottle entrepreneurial lightning over and over again. As the cofounder of office retail giant OfficeMax, the author turned a $3 million investment into a $1.5 billion sale in his 16 years as CEO Beating the competition is never easy. For those times when you need an iron hand, then you also need the wisdom to know when and how to use it. Whether you're a business student, aspiring entrepreneur, or a practicing executive, you need to discover the winning ways of The Benevolent Dictator."--
Notes: Includes index.