Description
Book SynopsisSmart guidelines for building flexible, innovative companies Beat the System is a follow-up to Robert MacDonald's controversial but successful first book, Cheat to Win.
Table of ContentsPreface.
Acknowledgments.
Prologue. A Case Study for Beating The System.
Chapter 1. Bureaucracy: The Enemy of Business Success.
Chapter 2. The 11 Simple Secrets.
Chapter 3. Secret #1: Build Parallel Interests.
Chapter 4. Secret #2: Be an Architect of the Future.
Chapter 5. Secret #3: Be Decisive, Multifaceted and Ethical to a Fault.
Chapter 6. Secret #4: Know the Risk--Measure the Reward.
Chapter 7. Secret #5: Communication. Be a Shower not a Teller.
Chapter 8. Secret #6: Power to the People.
Chapter 9. Secret #7: Become a Trust Builder.
Chapter 10. Secret #8: Sharing Wealth Increases Wealth.
Chapter 11. Secret #9: Be Consistent, Constant and Concise.
Chapter 12. Secret #10: Treat Important People Like Important People.
Chapter 13. Secret #11: Do Simple Things--Simply DO Them.
Chapter 14. Building from the Inside Out: Lessons I Learned in Creating AIMS.
Epilogue: Certificate of Guaranteed Entrepreneurial Success.
Appendix. Sample Memo to the Gods.
Index.
