A Stake in the Outcome: Building a Culture of Ownership for the Long-Term Success of Your Business
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385505094 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A Wise Investment" according to Chris Westfall. One of the clearest and most compelling books on employee ownership, A Stake in the Outcome provides a unique insight into the CEO's journey: creating employee engagement, fostering a culture of ownership, and navigating a path to profitability that every business needs to know. The style is down-to-earth and straightforward - just make sure you've seen a balance sheet once or twice before you dive in :-) Filled with exceptional business lessons and proven strategies - Highly recommended.. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Inspiring and practical.. Eric Kassan said A great story, but with limited take-aways. While this book does go into details about the author's amazing success with his company, SRC, the advice is tailored to senior executives who are in the position of founding or leading young companies. The author candidly admits that personal experience in leading a company is the only real way to learn, because each company has its own unique challenges, and because situations look quite different in the heat of a tense moment, rather than in the comfort of a book. Nonetheless, this book does give t
This is an invigorating and surprisingly helpful text for those who want a humane but profitable way to manage their company. Their strategy, which is especially resonant after the Enron debacle, hinges largely on opening up the books to all employees and keeping the staff posted on financial matters. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. In 1983, when it looked like SRC's parent company, International Harvester, might shut down its southwestern Missouri "remanufacturing" plant, Stack and 12 other employees bought the place and fashioned a system of employee ownership that turned SRC into a corporation of 22 companies with more than $100 million in sales. From Publishers Weekly A refreshingly sensitive and sensible guide to motivating employees, this new volume b
It shows managers and executives of companies both large and small how to build a ferociously motivated workforce that is energized and committed to meeting and overcoming the most daunting challenges a company can face.From the Hardcover edition.. Southwest Airlines is perhaps the most visible practitioner, soaring through economic downturns while its competitors slash their budgets and order massive layoffs, but you can find other pioneers of the new approach in almost every industry and market niche. Their secret: a culture of ownership that allows them to tap into the most underutilized resource in business today–namely, the enthusiasm, intelligence, and creativity of working people everywhere.No one knows more about buil