Think BIG Act Small hit the best seller list complied by 800-CEO-READ in its first month of release. 800-CEO-READ is the nation's largest bookseller devoted to business books. The best sellers of 800-CEO-Read are published by Knight Ridder Newspapers and submitted to the NY Times and BusinessWeek magazine for the compilation of their bestseller lists. In his review of Jason Jennings new book, Jack Covert, CEO, wrote, "How do we learn? When you look at books like Good to Great and It';s Not the Big that Eat the Small (Jason Jennings' first book), it is researching the heck out of "what is a long term high performer. "Then you research these companies to find out the "secret" of their success. It is especially exciting when you find companies that aren';t as big or well know as GE. What Jennings'; and his research team did was to look at 100,000 American companies and found nine companies that have increased revenue and profits by ten percent or more for ten consecutive years. The nine companies range from retailers like Petco and Cabela';s, manufactures like Medline Industries, service companies like Sonic Drive-In, private education companies like Strayer and industrial giants like Koch Industries. Rounding out the nine are SAS, the software company, O'Reilly Automotive and DOT Foods. NOTE: See more research information about these and other companies by logging in at the Research area. What do all these companies have in common? You guessed it: they all "Think big and act small. " The book is loaded with insight and easily applicable ideas for anybody interested in improving themselves and their company. I especially like the conclusion: "We live in interesting times. Complexity causes people to yearn for simple, profound ideas that can be readily related to diverse situations. People gravitate to confidence, decisiveness, and clear, powerful messages, searching for the ultimate metaphysical reference point. So we end as we begin, with this message: to guild an organization with balanced focus, camaraderie, and the ability to prosper over the long termthink big, act small."

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