{"product_id":"think-big-act-small-isbn-9781591843931","title":"Think Big, Act Small","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew and updated insights about the practical and simple ways companies can achieve consistent growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTradition says there are three ways to grow a company’s profits: Fire up the sales team with empty promises, cut costs and downsize, or cook the books. But what if there’s a better way—a way that nine amazingly profitable and well-run companies are already embracing?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJason 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 ten 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat they have in common is a culture—a community—based on a shockingly simple precept: Think big, but act small. It works for retailers like PETCO, Cabela’s, and O’Reilly Automotive, manufacturers like Medline Industries, service compa­nies like Sonic Drive-In, private educational companies like Strayer, industrial giants like Koch Enterprises, and software companies like SAS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese companies think big ideas about solving customers’ problems, making better products, and creating value. And yet they never stop acting like start-ups—staying humble, treating every employee like the owner, and teaching managers to get their hands dirty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennings and his researchers have updated this book with new takeaways about why these companies continue to thrive—through the 2008 economic downturn—and have now increased revenues and profits for fifteen consecu­tive years. Any company, no matter the size or industry, can benefit from fol­lowing their examples.“Jennings has laid it out for you, Mr.\/Mrs. Corporate Executive. Now do you have the guts to implement what he says? This book is in the same class as Good to Great. I wish I had written it.” —Guy Kawasaki, author of \u003ci\u003eEnchantment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Start\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Jennings \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of four highly acclaimed leadership and management books—\u003ci\u003eHit the Ground Running; Think Big, Act Small; Less Is More; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIt’s Not the Big That Eat the Small . . . It’s the Fast That Eat the Slow. USA Today \u003c\/i\u003ecalled him one of the three most in-demand business speakers in the world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit jennings-solutions.com.","brand":"Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304713015525,"sku":"NP9781591843931","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781591843931.jpg?v=1767742446","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/think-big-act-small-isbn-9781591843931","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}