The Benevolent Dictator

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Empower Your Employees, Build Your Business, and Outwit the Competition

By Michael Feuer

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The Benevolent Dictator by Michael Feuer explores the leadership strategies and philosophies of successful business figureheads, especially in entrepreneurship. The book delves into the decision-making processes, considerations, and practical advice that underpin effective leadership in building and sustaining a competitive business. It details stories and insights from Feuer's own experiences, offering readers a guide to balancing authority with benevolence in a corporate setting.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in the journey of building a successful business from the ground up, particularly through the insights and experiences of a seasoned entrepreneur. This book offers practical advice, anecdotal wisdom, and strategic guidance, making it appealing for anyone interested in business leadership and entrepreneurship.

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An unconventional philosophy for starting and building a business that exceeds your own expectations

What does it require to take a concept rapidly and effectively from mind to market? The Benevolent Dictator recognizes that entrepreneurship is a gauntlet. Those who succeed are benevolent dictators—able to make the intricate process happen in days, weeks, and months to win.

The Benevolent Dictator gives you no-nonsense how-to advice and examples that have worked. This non-traditional, gung-ho guide is not afraid to lay out the leadership methods that can effectively get a new business off the ground, and through the requisite fast-track growth phases that produce tangible success measured by your bottom line and your wallet.

Learn critical specifics on how to move from idea development to build-out, through steps for continuous improvement, and on to the big cash out
Features proven tools, strategies, and tactics that will help you bottle entrepreneurial lightning over and over again
As the cofounder of office retail giant OfficeMax, the author turned a $3 million investment into a $1.5 billion sale in his 16 years as CEO

Beating the competition is never easy. For those times when you need an iron hand, then you also need the wisdom to know when and how to use it. Whether you're a business student, aspiring entrepreneur, or a practising executive, you need to discover the winning ways of The Benevolent Dictator.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119089742

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 April 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Contributors:

With Dustin Klein

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 288

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Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Michael Feuer Non-Fiction Start-ups & Entrepreneurship

About the Author

Michael Feuer cofounded OfficeMax in 1988 starting with one store and $20,000 of his own money, a partner, and a small group of investors. As CEO, he grew it to more than one thousand stores worldwide with annual sales topping $5 billion. He is also CEO of Max-Ventures, a venture capital and retail consulting firm, and cofounder and CEO of Max-Wellness, a comprehensive health and wellness retail chain that launched in 2010. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway.

Dustin S. Klein is the Publisher and Executive Editor of Smart Business Network, publishers of Smart Business, the nation's second-largest chain of regional business publications. He has interviewed thousands of senior executives and civic leaders across America. He is a regular presenter on business-related issues for public and private business audiences and is a frequent guest on television, radio, and Internet programs.