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1 review
Bo Burlingham

Penguin Books, 2006

Good to Great for the Private Company
Loved this book. This would be the complementing book to Collins' Good to Great, which focuses on large, publicly traded companies. Small Giants is about private companies that could have sold out, gotten big, went public, etc, but chose to remain a functional working size so as not to lose what makes them special. I work for a large, regional advertising/pr agency and this book is all about ...

The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up
Norm Brodsky, Bo Burlingham

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

Two of Inc . magazine’s hugely popular columnists show how small-business people can deal with all kinds of tricky situations . People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or specific rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran entrepreneur Norm Brodsky, there’s a mentality that helps street-smart people solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise. He calls it “the knack,” and it has ...

The Great Game of Business

22 reviews
Jack Stack, Bo Burlingham

Doubleday Business, 1994

This Is A Must On Your Bookshelf!
I was recommended to read this from a good friend and mentor. I fell in love with the concepts and even hired them to implement the things inside this book! If you are in business and want to take it to another level. I could not tell you a better book to read then this! Matt Bacak Author of Secrets of the Internet Millionaire Mind and The Ultimate Lead Generation Plan

Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big

38 reviews
Bo Burlingham

Portfolio Trade, 2007

Great Case Stuides for Building a Great Company
Bo Burlingham has done a great job assembling a group of companies that shunned the normally accepted path of explosive growth in order to truly be great at what they do. The variety of companies and industries profiled are helpful for CEOs of any size firm in nearly any vertical to take nuggets of wisdom from each and piece together focus areas for transforming and "culturalizing" their ...

A Stake in the Outcome: Building a Culture of Ownership for the Long-Term Success of Your Business

8 reviews
Jack Stack, Bo Burlingham

Doubleday Business, 2002

A good story, instructive
Jack Stack has become well-known in some circles as the poster boy of open book management. He and his colleagues at SRC (Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation) have built a company and set of business practices (Great Game of Business) around the concept of sharing numbers with your employees. Yes, it's more than just sharing numbers, it's empowering the employees to be true team members, ...