Author : Tom Chappell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756751203
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (512 download)
Book Synopsis Managing Upside Down by : Tom Chappell
Download or read book Managing Upside Down written by Tom Chappell and published by . This book was released on 1999-08-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1970, Tom & Kate Chappell started Tom's of Maine on a $5,000 loan. Today their family-run personal care co. does more than $30 mill. in sales annually. Chappell offers his perspective on one of America's most extraordinary success stories. He shares the methods & principles that have allowed Tom's of Maine to thrive & that can be applied to any bus. He has achieved rapid growth & profitability by "managing upside down," or, focusing on social values & environ'l. respect to increase customer satisfaction -- & the bottom line. There are 7 steps to these unconventional tactics. They form the basis for a new model of leadership, where employees & the environ. thrive alongside a companies growth.