{"product_id":"faster-company-9780471242116","title":"Faster Company","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unconventional management book by an unconventional businessman: how Patrick Kelly built a company where everybody works hard, has a great time, makes a ton of money--and leaves competitors wondering what hit them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Patrick Kelly is the founder of Physician Sales \u0026amp; Service (PSS), which in only 15 years has gone from a start-up company in the mundane business of distributing medical supplies to doctors'' offices to the industry leader with $1 billion in revenues. Its annual growth rate is nearly 60% and today it has 3,600 employees.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What''s Kelly''s secret? A dynamic, even nutty culture! PSS employees can fire their bosses. Truck drivers have CEO on their business cards. There are no policy manuals. The company''s leaders--there''s no such thing as a manager at PSS--are required to study Plato and Dostoevsky. Many have become millionaires, and despite the pressure, they love their jobs. PSS is that most unusual of organizations--a fast-track, high-growth business tha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE WORLD'S NUTTIEST BILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A Cross Between the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marines and Animal House\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Starting Out.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e FOUR BUILDING BLOCKS OF A FASTER COMPANY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gutsy Goals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Competitive Edge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Company of CEOs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Values.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GETTING IT DONE: ELEVEN COMMANDMENTS FOR BUILDING A FASTER COMPANY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment I: Hire Great People.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment II: Nonstop Teaching and Learning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment III: Grow Your Own Leaders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment IV: Grow Your Organization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment V: Open the Books (and Everything Else).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment VI: Commit to Performance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment VII: Pour It On!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment VIII: Let Employees Fire the Boss.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment IX: Make a Lot of Millionaires.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment X: Out with Bureaucracy!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commandment XI: Have Fun.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Paradoxes of the Marketplace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: What Really Matters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402534199639,"sku":"9780471242116","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471242116.jpg?v=1730480701","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/faster-company-9780471242116","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}