You may be a one-person band, the only manager in your company, or the
manager of other managers in a larger company. Whatever the size of your
business, having a strong grounding in the thinking and practices of
effective managers and leaders will make you more capable. In this
essential guide, you'll learn how to:
Create a vibrant office culture.
Make meetings really work (and kill those that don't).
Cut costs and spend wisely.
Hire and motivate the best employees.
Each
of the books in the Crash Course for Entrepreneurs series offers a
high-level overview of the critical things you need to know and do if
you want to survive and thrive in our super-competitive world. Of
course, there's much more to learn about each topic, but what you'll
read here will give you the framework for learning the rest.
Between
them, Marc A. Price, Michael F. O'Keefe, and Scott L. Girard, Jr. have
successfully started 17 companies in a wide variety of fields. Scott was
formerly executive vice president of Pinpoint Holdings Group, Inc. Mike
founded O'Keefe Motor Sports in 2004 and grew it into the largest
database of aftermarket automotive components in the world. Marc has
launched seven companies of his own and collaborated with the Federal
government, U.S. military, and major nonprofits and corporations.