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David C. Baker • The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
Gerber’s three roles in a business: the entrepreneur’s job is to create the process, the manager’s job is to assure the process is used, and the technician’s job is to follow the process and use it.
Edward Hess • Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial Businesses
“What gets measured gets managed.” –Peter Drucker Considered “the founder of modern management,” author of The Effective
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Truly great leaders create an environment where the employees feel that the CEO cares more about the employees than she cares about herself. In this kind of environment, an amazing thing happens: A huge number of employees believe it’s their company and behave accordingly. As the company grows large, these employees become quality control for the e
... See moreBen Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
“And one of the reasons that I was attracted to general management was that it felt to me that my mission as an executive was to create an environment where other people could succeed.”
Stewart D. Friedman • Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life
Wise leaders use their personal ethics to effectively manage the tension between corporate values and corporate profits.
Joel Manby • Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders
Helping people succeed is your job as a manager. It’s your responsibility to make sure they can become the best versions of themselves. You need to create a setting where they can surprise you. And where they can surpass you.