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020 $a9781465415851 (hbk.)

020 $a9781409341260 (pbk., 2018)

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245 04$aThe business book /$csenior editor, Sam Atkinson.

260 $aNew York :$bDorling Kindersley,$c2014.

300 $a352 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.) ;$c25 cm.

500 $aIncludes index.

505 0 $aStart small, think big : Starting and growing the business -- If you can dream it, you can do it -- There's a gap in the market, but is there a market in the gap? -- you can learn all you need to know about the competition's operation by looking in his garbage cans -- The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows -- Be first or be better -- Put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket -- Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get -- Broaden your vision, and maintain stability while advancing forward -- Nothing great is created suddenly -- The role of the CEO is to enable people to excel -- Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken -- A corporation is a living organism : it has to continue to shed its skin -- Without continuous growth and progress, success has no meaning -- If you believe in something, work nights and weekends -- it won't feel like work -- Lighting the fire : Leadership and human resources -- Managers do things right, leaders do the right thing -- None of us is as smart as all of us -- Innovation must be invasive and perpetual : Everyone, everywhere, all of the time -- Dissent adds spice, spirit, and an invigorating quality -- No great manager or leader ever fell from heaven -- A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way -- Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results -- Leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do -- The way forward may not be to go forward -- The more a person can do, the more you can motivate them -- Be an enzyme -- a catalyst for change -- The worst disease that afflicts executives is egotism -- Emotional intelligence is the intersection of heart and head -- Management is a practice where art, science, and craft meet -- A camel is a horse designed by committee -- The art of thinking independently, together -- Making money work : Managing finances -- Do no let yourself be involved in a fraudulent business -- Executive officers must be free from avarice -- If wealth is placed where it bears interest, it comes back to you redoubled -- Borrow short, lend long -- The interests of the shareholders are our own -- Make the best quality of goods at the lowest cost, paying the highest wages possible -- Utilize OPM -- Other people's money -- Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom -- Debt is the worst poverty -- Cash is king -- Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked -- Return on equity is a financial goal that can become an own goal -- As the role of private equity has grown, so have the risks it poses -- Assign costs according to the resources consumed -- Working with a vision : Strategy and operations -- Turn every disaster into an opportunity -- If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses -- The main thing to remember is, the main thing is the main thing -- you don't need a huge company, just a computer and a part-time person --

520 $aAn innovative and accessible guide to business, management and commerce Learning about business can be daunting, but The Business Book makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas simply explained. Simple explanations and stylish infographics open up the business world to even the complete novice. The Business Book is the perfect primer to key theories of business and management, covering inspirational business ideas, business strategy and alternative business models. 100 key quotations introduce you to the work of great commercial thinkers, leaders and gurus from Henry Ford to Steve Jobs and to topics spanning from start-ups to ethics. Whether you are a would-be entrepreneur or just have an interest in business, The Business Book is an all-in-one guide to business management, theory and strategy.

650 0$aBusiness.$3164033

650 0$aIndustries$xSocial aspects.$3187990

700 1 $aAtkinsin, Sam.$3423732