9781591840763

"Jason Jennings and his research team screened more than 100,000 American companies to find nine that rarely end up on magazine covers, yet have increased revenues and profits by 10 percent or more for ten consecutive years. Then they interviewed the leaders, workers and customers of these quiet superstars to find the secrets of their astoundingly consistent and profitable growth."--BOOK JACKET.

Jason Jennings has spent more than twenty years teaching businesspeople how to build great organizations. He gives more than sixty keynote speeches every year and is the author of two previous business bestsellers: Less Is More and It-'s Not the Big That Eat the Small, It-'s the Fast That Eat the Slow.

INTRODUCTION

ix

SECTION ONE: Think Big

1

(8)

SECTION TWO: The Building Blocks

9

(178)

1. Down to Earth

11

(16)

2. Keep Your Hands Dirty

27

(15)

SAS Institute

3. Make Short-Term Goals and Long-Term Horizons

42

(14)

Sonic Drive-In

4. Let Go

56

(16)

Cabela's

5. Have Everyone Think and Act Like an Owner

72

(19)

Koch Industries

6. Invent New Businesses

91

(19)

Dot Foods

7. Create Win-Win Solutions

110

(20)

Medline Industries

8. Choose Your Competitors

130

(19)

PETCO Animal Supplies

9. Build Communities

149

(18)

Strayer Education

10. Grow Future Leaders

167

(20)

O'Reilly Automotive

SECTION THREE: The QUAD: A Self-Evaluation and Ranking

187

(16)

SECTION FOUR: The Research

203

(18)

SECTION FIVE: Charts

221

(10)

Conclusion by lead researcher, Brian Solon

231

(4)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

235

(8)

INDEX

243

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Think Big, Act Small : How America's Most Profitable Companies Keep the Start-Up Spirit Alive

Think Big, Act Small : How America's Most Profitable Companies Keep the Start-Up Spirit Alive

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