Fire Someone Today: And Other Surprising Tactics for Making Your Business a Success
A breakthrough for business owners and entrepreneurs of small to large businesses and companies looking to achieve more success.
Whether you are a young company that's just starting out or a mature business looking to grow, business entrepreneur Bob Pritchett gives hands-on advice and practical examples that are a must-listen for every manager, business owner, and entrepreneur.
You will not find Thirteen Incontrovertible Laws of Excellence. You won't find motivational clichés to frame and put on your desk. There are no step-by-step instructions for writing a business plan.
In Fire Someone Today, you will find:
- What Pritchett has discovered through his years of experience as an entrepreneur and small-business owner.
- Practical and tested advice for leaders seeking to better their company.
- Strategic tools and tips that will help your business be more successful.
Fire Someone Today is a book about what to do, what not to do, and why. For your business, it could be that one piece of advice that makes all the difference, and even give you a few laughs along the way.
Diagrams are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
Top Highlights
“The meeting where you fire someone is a presentation, not a negotiation.” (source)
“Point B is where you have some information but not nearly enough to be certain of the right call. This is where you want to make decisions. With time and experience, you want to move Point B as far to the left as you can while continuing to make more good decisions than bad ones.” (source)
“As an organization we have changed the focus of our interviewing from identifying someone who can do the job to identifying someone who wants to do the job and wants to do it well.” (source)
“Communicating your vision and getting others to see your business through your eyes is one of your primary responsibilities. You need to help others see your baby as you see it: grown and mature, strong and beautiful.” (source)
“But maintaining your pricing means shrinking your business: if your costs are increasing 2% or more each year but your prices aren’t increasing by the same amount, then your bottom line is being squeezed in the middle.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : Fire Someone Today: And Other Surprising Tactics for Making Your Business a Success
- Author: Pritchett, Bob
- Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
- Publication Date: 2006
- ISBN: 9781418569891