Faster Company

Auteur

PATRICK KELLY is founder, Chairman, and CEO of PSS/World Medical, Inc., one of the fastest-growing companies in the history of the medical-supply industry. In 1997, Kelly received the Horatio Alger Award, an annual award given to dedicated community leaders who are committed to excellence-as exemplified by remarkable achievements accomplished through honesty, hard work, self-reliance, and perseverance. JOHN CASE is president of The Open-Book Press and an editor-at-large for Inc. magazine. A veteran reporter and analyst of the business world, he worked as a senior writer for Inc. from 1983 to 1996 during which time he wrote numerous cover stories and columns for the magazine. He is also the author of five other business books, including The Open-Book Experience.

Résumé
An unconventional management book by an unconventional businessman: how Patrick Kelly built a billion dollar company where everybody works hard, has a great time, makes a ton of money-and leaves competitors wondering what hit them.

Contenu

THE WORLD'S NUTTIEST BILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY.

"A Cross Between the U.S.

Marines and Animal House".

Starting Out.

FOUR BUILDING BLOCKS OF A FASTER COMPANY.

Gutsy Goals.

A Competitive Edge.

A Company of CEOs.

Values.

GETTING IT DONE: ELEVEN COMMANDMENTS FOR BUILDING A FASTER COMPANY.

Commandment I: Hire Great People.

Commandment II: Nonstop Teaching and Learning.

Commandment III: Grow Your Own Leaders.

Commandment IV: Grow Your Organization.

Commandment V: Open the Books (and Everything Else).

Commandment VI: Commit to Performance.

Commandment VII: Pour It On!

Commandment VIII: Let Employees Fire the Boss.

Commandment IX: Make a Lot of Millionaires.

Commandment X: Out with Bureaucracy!

Commandment XI: Have Fun.

Conclusion: The Paradoxes of the Marketplace.

Epilogue: What Really Matters.

Index.