Zombies Ate My Business: How to Keep Your Traditional Business from Becoming One of the Undead
The thing about zombies is you don't know them when you see them.
They're invisible; but don't be fooled. As they walk unnoticed through the halls of your small business, they're doing a number--a negative number--on your bottom line. They slow productivity, treat your customers rudely, and infect other employees with their poor morale and shoddy work ethic. In a small business, one zombie--one employee not pulling his or her share of the workload--can make all the difference.
In his second book, Zombies Ate My Business, Jamie Gerdsen returns to help traditional business owners--plumbers, dry cleaners, bakery operators--find and eliminate zombie employees, and to clear the ranks of zombie-like thinking among management. Traditional businesses--those mainstays of Main Street--may have started out with a bang, but many have grown stagnant, even tottering on the edge of death. Join Gerdsen as he considers the life cycle of a traditional business, and the life cycle of an employee. Listen as he forecasts what happens when the two intersect. Sure, a young business staffed with young employees should find it easy to grow; but what about a mature, "plateaued" business, staffed with mature, retirement-age employees? Or a middle-aged company with middle-aged workers? Even these companies can return to growth, says Gerdsen, who speaks from experience with his own turned-around HVAC business. This book maps the way to growth, renewal, and zombie-free prosperity for businesses in all life stages.
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They're invisible; but don't be fooled. As they walk unnoticed through the halls of your small business, they're doing a number--a negative number--on your bottom line. They slow productivity, treat your customers rudely, and infect other employees with their poor morale and shoddy work ethic. In a small business, one zombie--one employee not pulling his or her share of the workload--can make all the difference.
In his second book, Zombies Ate My Business, Jamie Gerdsen returns to help traditional business owners--plumbers, dry cleaners, bakery operators--find and eliminate zombie employees, and to clear the ranks of zombie-like thinking among management. Traditional businesses--those mainstays of Main Street--may have started out with a bang, but many have grown stagnant, even tottering on the edge of death. Join Gerdsen as he considers the life cycle of a traditional business, and the life cycle of an employee. Listen as he forecasts what happens when the two intersect. Sure, a young business staffed with young employees should find it easy to grow; but what about a mature, "plateaued" business, staffed with mature, retirement-age employees? Or a middle-aged company with middle-aged workers? Even these companies can return to growth, says Gerdsen, who speaks from experience with his own turned-around HVAC business. This book maps the way to growth, renewal, and zombie-free prosperity for businesses in all life stages.
Zombies Ate My Business: How to Keep Your Traditional Business from Becoming One of the Undead
The thing about zombies is you don't know them when you see them.
They're invisible; but don't be fooled. As they walk unnoticed through the halls of your small business, they're doing a number--a negative number--on your bottom line. They slow productivity, treat your customers rudely, and infect other employees with their poor morale and shoddy work ethic. In a small business, one zombie--one employee not pulling his or her share of the workload--can make all the difference.
In his second book, Zombies Ate My Business, Jamie Gerdsen returns to help traditional business owners--plumbers, dry cleaners, bakery operators--find and eliminate zombie employees, and to clear the ranks of zombie-like thinking among management. Traditional businesses--those mainstays of Main Street--may have started out with a bang, but many have grown stagnant, even tottering on the edge of death. Join Gerdsen as he considers the life cycle of a traditional business, and the life cycle of an employee. Listen as he forecasts what happens when the two intersect. Sure, a young business staffed with young employees should find it easy to grow; but what about a mature, "plateaued" business, staffed with mature, retirement-age employees? Or a middle-aged company with middle-aged workers? Even these companies can return to growth, says Gerdsen, who speaks from experience with his own turned-around HVAC business. This book maps the way to growth, renewal, and zombie-free prosperity for businesses in all life stages.
They're invisible; but don't be fooled. As they walk unnoticed through the halls of your small business, they're doing a number--a negative number--on your bottom line. They slow productivity, treat your customers rudely, and infect other employees with their poor morale and shoddy work ethic. In a small business, one zombie--one employee not pulling his or her share of the workload--can make all the difference.
In his second book, Zombies Ate My Business, Jamie Gerdsen returns to help traditional business owners--plumbers, dry cleaners, bakery operators--find and eliminate zombie employees, and to clear the ranks of zombie-like thinking among management. Traditional businesses--those mainstays of Main Street--may have started out with a bang, but many have grown stagnant, even tottering on the edge of death. Join Gerdsen as he considers the life cycle of a traditional business, and the life cycle of an employee. Listen as he forecasts what happens when the two intersect. Sure, a young business staffed with young employees should find it easy to grow; but what about a mature, "plateaued" business, staffed with mature, retirement-age employees? Or a middle-aged company with middle-aged workers? Even these companies can return to growth, says Gerdsen, who speaks from experience with his own turned-around HVAC business. This book maps the way to growth, renewal, and zombie-free prosperity for businesses in all life stages.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940151074148 |
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| Publisher: | River Grove Books |
| Publication date: | 10/30/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 198 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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