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Get A Grip

How to Get Everything You Want from Your Entrepreneurial Business
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Get A Grip by Gino Wickman and Mike Paton presents an engaging narrative about a struggling company that transforms its business operations. The story follows the leadership team as they implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to address challenges, align their vision, and enhance their organisational performance. The book offers practical insights into building stronger, more efficient companies.
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This book may appeal to you if you are an entrepreneur or a business leader looking to strengthen your company's operations and drive growth. You'll find practical advice to tackle common management challenges and implement an effective system for scaling and efficiency. It's ideal for those interested in enhancing their leadership skills and fostering a robust team culture.

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It's time to take your business to the next level.

Eileen Sharp and Vic Hightower were frustrated. After years of profitable, predictable growth, Swan Services was in a rut. Meetings were called and discussions held, but few decisions were made and even less got done. People were pointing fingers and assigning blame, but nothing happened to solve Swan's mounting problems. It felt as though they were working harder than ever but with less impact. The company Eileen and Vic had founded and built for 10 years was a different place. It just wasn't fun anymore.

Their story is not unusual. The challenges they were facing are common, predictable, and solvable. Get a Grip tells the story of how Swan Services resolves its issues by implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System. With the help of EOS, Eileen, Vic, and their leadership team master a set of managerial tools that allow them to get traction on their business, grow the business, and deliver better results for clients.

The story of Swan Services is a fable, but the Entrepreneurial Operating System is very real and has helped thousands of businesses worldwide. A complete entrepreneurial toolkit, EOS has helped thousands of businesses get to where they want to be.

In Get a Grip, learn how Swan Services leaders learned to develop and commit to a clear vision, establish focus, build discipline, and create a healthier and more cohesive team.

With characters and situations created from collective business experiences and stories, Get a Grip is a fable that will ring true for entrepreneurial leaders the world over and guide them to get their companies on track.

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Get A Grip by Gino Wickman and Mike Paton is praised for translating the concepts from Wickman's previous work on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) into a practical narrative. Reviewers note how the book demonstrates the transformative power of EOS through a relatable story, illustrating its potential to drive a business towards significant improvement and success. The book is often recommended alongside Wickman's earlier work for a comprehensive understanding of his business strategies.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781939529824

Publisher: BenBella Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 April 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: BenBella Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Gino Wickman, bestselling author of Traction, has a passion for helping people get what they want from their businesses. To fulfill that passion, he created the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), which helps leaders run better businesses, get better control, have better life balance, and gain more traction-with the entire organization advancing together as a cohesive team. Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide, a growing organization of successful entrepreneurs collaborating as certified EOS Implementers to help people experience all the organizational and personal benefits of implementing EOS. He also delivers workshops and keynote addresses. The product of an entrepreneurial household,Mike Patonhas spent much of his 30-year career helping hundreds of entrepreneurs get what they want from their businesses. He ran or helped run four entrepreneurial companies before discovering the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). Drawn to its simple, timeless concepts and practical, real-world tools, Paton quickly decided to devote himself to helping other business owners and leaders master this complete "way of operating" an entrepreneurial organization. Since then he's conducted more than 400 full-day EOS sessions for the leadership teams of more than 60 companies, and has helped thousands more business leaders clarify, simplify, and achieve their vision by delivering dynamic keynote talks and interactive workshops.

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