{"product_id":"beat-the-system-11-secrets-to-building-an-entrepreneurial-culture-in-a-bureaucratic-world-hardback-9780470175491","title":"Beat The System; 11 Secrets to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Bureaucratic World (Hardback) 9780470175491","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeat The System\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e11 Secrets to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Bureaucratic World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert W. MacDonald (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470175491, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 November 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.5 x 14.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.381 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSmart guidelines for building flexible, innovative companies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beat the System is a follow-up to Robert MacDonald's controversial but successful first book, Cheat to Win. Packed with proven, real-life advice, Beat the System shows readers how to deal with the bureaucracy that can smother the creativity and entrepreneurship essential to long-range business success. Beat the System teaches readers how to beat the bureaucratic system by building entrepreneurial cultures in their businesses, their departments, or even their individual jobs. MacDonald skillfully describes how business cultures develop, how bureaucratic procedures and processes seep into them, and how to build an entrepreneurial culture even as we live in a bureaucratic world. At the heart of his system are practical steps that create a sense of ownership among employees, invites their participation, creates a common mission, fosters an entrepreneurial atmosphere, and shares the rewards with all.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert W. MacDonald (Wayzata, MN) is a true visionary in the financial services industry who rose from a door-to-door insurance salesman to the CEO of Allianz Life of North America. He was also the founder, CEO, and chairman of LifeUSA.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue. A Case Study for Beating The System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Bureaucracy: The Enemy of Business Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. The 11 Simple Secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Secret #1: Build Parallel Interests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Secret #2: Be an Architect of the Future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Secret #3: Be Decisive, Multifaceted and Ethical to a Fault.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Secret #4: Know the Risk--Measure the Reward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Secret #5: Communication. Be a Shower not a Teller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Secret #6: Power to the People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Secret #7: Become a Trust Builder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Secret #8: Sharing Wealth Increases Wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Secret #9: Be Consistent, Constant and Concise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Secret #10: Treat Important People Like Important People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Secret #11: Do Simple Things--Simply DO Them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Building from the Inside Out: Lessons I Learned in Creating AIMS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Certificate of Guaranteed Entrepreneurial Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. Sample Memo to the Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52257149354264,"sku":"9780470175491","price":16.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470175491.jpg?v=1781277649","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beat-the-system-11-secrets-to-building-an-entrepreneurial-culture-in-a-bureaucratic-world-hardback-9780470175491","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}