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Vital Factors: The Secret to Transforming Your Business - And Your Life | |
Paul Chutkow is the best–selling author of Visa:The Power of an Idea, Harvests of Joy, Depardieu,and Perrier: The Book.
编辑推荐 From Publishers Weekly
As the authors state in their introduction, "highly succesful companies have not unearthed any magic formulas ... they simply focused tightly on their business fundamentals." Those fundamentals are Froschheiser's Vital Factors, "the critical component parts" of a business and the core idea behind the consulting company he runs, MAP. Success follows when you "pinpoint your Vital Factors, measure them consistently ... hone them, polish them, and finally perfect them." The bulk of the book is devoted to richly reported case studies involving MAP clients at companies such as Wells Fargo, Cold Stone Creamery and Insomniac Games. Illuminating their management system's inner workings, the authors demonstrate, at a personal level, how their clients have leveraged the power of Vital Factors into real results; lessons learned are bolstered by bullet-pointed "Bottom Line" summaries at the end of each chapter. The techniques they describe aren't groundbreaking and can get lost in business cliché, but generous helpings of common sense ("be flexible"), good intentions ("keep balance in your life") and old-fashioned elbow grease ("profound change never comes from a quick fix") make them intuitive and effective. Though it occasionally reads like a long ad for Froschheiser's consulting services (a toll-free number is provided), and the authors' enthusiasm may outstrip their claims, there's enough advice here to make this a valuable read for managers.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Writing in the rah-rah tone of a self-motivation seminar coach, management consultant Froschheiser (and his coauthor) offers a handbook for using a self- and business-improvement system featured by MAP (Management Action Programs), the company of which he is CEO. This book is, predictably, an infomercial for the company. MAP advocates a management system for small and large companies that is based on what are termed "vital factors," which are specific ways in which managers can identify good and bad factors of their companies and consequently encourage the former and correct the latter, all aimed at the goal of optimal performance within the six fundamental tasks of management: leading, communicating, planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling. The best format for an improve-your-business-type book is to include many case stories, a format followed here, allowing the concepts of MAP to speak personally to the reader. Not the last word on management technique but certainly an interesting take on how best to achieve good performance. Brad Hooper
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Review
"Each story in this book provides a real-world example of the importance of finding ways to continually focus on and perfect your vital factors as a means to be successful in business and in life. Vital Factors brings to life the MAP process to help you figure out what really matters as you seek to enhance your personal life or to transform your business."
—Kerry Killinger, chairman and CEO, Washington Mutual
"When I first became CEO I was inundated with constant interruptions and distractions. Then I discovered the MAP process. MAP forces you to focus on those core issues that drive an organization and eliminate the extraneous. Vital Factors shows the reader how to overcome these challenges through the stories of people who succeeded."
—John V. Shields, chairman emeritus, Trader Joe’s Company
"Vital Factors brings to life the power of concrete concepts that create consistency and results. I entrenched myself in these MAP principles early in my career, and years later I used them to develop my leadership team and transform our organization."
—Joseph V. Haggerty, chief operating officer, United Way of America
"Vital Factors captures the winning formula to run any size business or organization. The real-world examples provide insight that will ;help you; grow as a leader and advance your career. It is mandatory for all of my senior leaders."
—David Berman, vice president of worldwide sales and service, WebEx Communications, Inc.
"Vital Factors is a valuable tool for all leaders and teams. It has provided our organization with a simple disciplined process to transform our business from being ‘action focused’ to ‘results focused.’ Vital Factors is now part of our culture and used by every employee; the linkage to results is incredible. Focus, discipline, communication, and accountability are driving positive results!"
—Sharon Stein, senior vice president, Ceridian
