October 28, 2005

TOC - Fast Company's The Rules of Business

Currency Doubleday has a book out now from the editors and writers of Fast Company called The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform At Their Best. The book is organized into 22 chapters that each have an introduction followed by quotes and from the past nine years.

Here is a sample from me just randomly opening to pages in the book:

"No person or firm will ever achieve greatness without an outrageous objective." - Bill Davison, founder, MESA Research

"Best practices usually aren't" - Christopher Locke, co-author, Cluetrain Manifesto

"My advice to young entrepreneurs? Don't be quick to run out and start a business. Young people today think they'll miss their big chance if they don't get involved in a startup immediately. But what many people don't recognize is that the basic skills of building a company are the same as they were 20 years ago: Know how to create customers, deliver on your promises, and keep your costs lower than your revenue. The problem is that many people are simply too inexperienced to start their own business." -Frank Greene, founding partner, New Vista Capital

"The worst sound in your business is silence. That means they don't care." - Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment

It is definitely a best of FC. I have put the Table of Contents below the fold if you are interested in seeing the topics they cover.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Where We Are Heading

  1. Change
  2. Communication
  3. Creativity and Innovation
  4. Customer Service
  5. Decision Making
  6. Welcome to The Design Revolution
  7. Execute!
  8. Hiring and Developing and Retaining Great Employees
  9. Technology Is Not a Strategy
  10. Knowledge
  11. Leadership
  12. Life and Career
  13. Managing
  14. Marketing
  15. The Organization and Corporate Culture
  16. Teamwork and Partnerships
  17. Risk
  18. Social Responsiblity, Trust, and Ethics
  19. Speed
  20. Strategy and Growth
  21. The Link Between Success and Failure
  22. The Future

Sources
Index of Quote Titles
Index of Authors

Posted by Todd S. at October 28, 2005 7:57 AM
Comments

I've heard alot of good stuff about this book. Gonna have to check it out myself.

Posted by: Resource Directory at October 28, 2005 10:10 AM
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