Description
Book SynopsisMost workers are conditioned to view themselves as one-dimensional in relation to their companyas a salesperson, or an engineer, or a manager. But imagine the possibilities if everyone in your organization started thinking and acting like entrepreneurslike owners of the business. Imagine if your employees shared the same beliefs, both in their abilities and in the purpose of your business, and focused all their energies on making that business successfulknowing that they, in turn, would become successful as well. That is the power of an ownership culture, and this book will show you how to mobilize human intellect and ingenuity for competitive advantage.
Act Like an Owner is an action guide to building a culture of employee ownership within an organization. Authors Blonchek and O'Neill present their business model, Act Like an Owner, which grew out of their experience building information technology service businesses. This model is a roadmap for applying today's mos
Table of Contents
Preface ix
PART I: THE INTERNAL FRANCHISE 1
1 The Power of an Ownership Culture 9
2 Creating a Workplace Brand 23
3 Modeling Your Business 43
4 Employee or Entrepreneur 69
PART II: THE LAW OF THE HARVEST 85
5 The Seeds or the Soil? 89
6 The Reward of Ownership 119
7 The First Signs of Growth 139
8 Weed and Feed 165
9 The Harvest 181
PART III: AN OWNERSHIP CULTURE AT WORK 197
10 Applying an Ownership Culture 205
11 What Goes Around Comes Around 215
Notes 225
Index 229
