Know what matters : lessons from a lifetime of transformations / Ron Shaich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaich, Ron, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Success in business.

Goodwill (Commerce).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2023]

Summary:

"How did Ron Shaich, the visionary founder of Panera Bread, build a little bakery in St. Louis into 2,400 restaurants with 6 billion dollars in revenue and annual returns of 25 percent, outperforming Starbucks, Chipotle, and all others? By seeing the future and clearing a path to it, leading and innovating from the future back. Now, Shaich shares his story, starting with its humble entrepreneurial beginnings: the college-campus convenience store he opened to compete with one he was ejected from when the clerk wrongly assumed he and his scruffy friends were shoplifting. He takes us through his successful turnaround of Au Bon Pain and how that led to his creation of a new category of restaurant, fast casual, and the mega-success of Panera. He also shares the lows, the defeats, and the uncertainties along the way and how he persevered through them. In each chapter Shaich brings to life a principle for success that has guided his career-and his life. Sometimes practical ("Make smart bets"), and often challenging ("You don't own the business, the business owns you"), Shaich's principles combine to form a blueprint for innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs set on success, and on making a difference. When you know what matters, you can build transformative businesses while leading a life you respect, and leaving a positive impact on the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Future-Back

Be a Better Competitive Alternative

Means, Ends, and Byproducts

Entrepreneurs Are Opportunists, Not Capitalists

Think Before You IPO

You Take the Money, I'll Take Control

Feeding the Growth Monster

Falling into the Future

Discovering Today What Matters Tomorrow: Fast Casual

Imagining Tomorrow: Concept Essence

Bringing the Vision to Life: Changing Everything

You Don't Own the Business; the Business Owns You

The Essence of Life and Business Is Choice

Get Growth Right

Break the Cycle of Failure

Innovator In Chief

Make Smart Bets

Seek Out the Tough Stuff and Create a Barrier to Entry

Know When to Fold 'Em

If You Don't Have Control, Credibility Is Everything

The Doing of the Doing

I Should Have Fired More People Faster

Parish Priest in a Business Suit

Be Contrarian: Conserve in a Boom, Build in a Bust

Business Is Personal

Manage the Desire/Friction Ratio

Operationalize Transformation

Find New Runways for Growth

Come Clean, with Yourself and Others

Keep Your Promises

Know When to Let Go

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-64782-560-1

OCLC:

1390707479