The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers - Softcover

McFarland, Keith R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307352196 ISBN 13: 9780307352194

Publisher: Crown Currency, 2009

Synopsis

Based on a five-year, 7,000-company study

The vast majority of small businesses stay small–and not by choice. Only the most savvy and persistent–a tiny one tenth of one percent–break through to the very highest ranks. In The Breakthrough Company, technology CEO and Fortune 500 consultant Keith McFarland draws upon an extensive empirical study to reveal exactly how everyday companies become extraordinary, showing that breakthrough success is associated with a clearly identifiable set of strategies and skills that anyone in any business can emulate–from small startup to industry leader.

With powerful and specific action steps concluding each chapter–and invaluable advice on virtually every page from business leaders who’ve taken their companies to extraordinary levels of growth and profitability–The Breakthrough Company is stuffed with real-world tools and myth-busting insights that can be used by anyone wanting his or her business to join this exclusive circle.

“Think Good to Great for those still small enough to think big.”
—Bob Eckert, chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.

“If you’re looking for a breakthrough, break open this book.”
—Harvey Mackay, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
Featuring a bonus excerpt from Keith McFarland’s new book, Bounce

About this title

About the Author:

KEITH R. McFARLAND is one of the nation’s leading business consultants, having worked with corporations such as Microsoft, Motorola, Morgan Stanley, Vans, and House of Blues. A regular columnist for BusinessWeek, McFarland formerly served as CEO of technology firms Nivo International and Collectech Systems, and as dean of the Pepperdine University School of Business.

From AudioFile:

This book analyzes how to grow your company into one with a much larger bottom line. McFarland studied 7,000 companies over five years to see how they grew and what pushed them from small to large companies. McFarland focuses on nine companies in particular--Chico's, Fastenal, and seven others--as he examines how they grew from garage operations into large corporations. Practical advice, case studies, and specific action steps are intertwined with the histories of the companies. McFarland reads his work smoothly as he enumerates both his action steps and his involvement in the growth of the companies. A written list of chapter titles and action steps would enhance this otherwise practical audiobook. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Currency
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0307352196
• ISBN 13: 9780307352194
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304