Margot Fraser, Lisa Lorimer

Dealing With the Tough Stuff (eBook, ePUB)

Practical Wisdom for Running a Values-Driven Business

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Your business plan is only going to get you so far. When you're actually running a values-driven business problems come up that you never could have anticipated. And as a mission-driven organization you face issues your more conventional colleagues never have to grapple with. The whole experience can be incredibly isolating and draining. Margot Fraser and Lisa Lorimer have been there, and they're here to help. Together with five of their colleagues-including Stonyfield Yogurt founder Gary Hirshberg and former Ms. Foundation president Marie C. Wilson-they offer the kinds of personal insights and seasoned advice you just can't get in business school. It's like having a coaching session with some of the nation's top socially conscious entrepreneurs. Each chapter of Dealing with the Tough Stuff tackles a particular challenge. How open and honest can you really be with your employees and still run an efficient business? At what point do you seek outside expertise? What do you do when things go terribly wrong? When is it time to leave? The authors and the members of their "advisory board" share their experiences-not just what worked, but sometimes what spectacularly didn't. Some of these stories are harrowing: a worker getting killed by factory equipment, a supplier embezzling funds, a false accusation of intellectual property theft. Others are simply day-to-day conundrums: meeting payroll when you're always in debt, deciding when and how to expand in a responsible way, balancing business needs with your commitment to the triple bottom line. At the end of each chapter, Lorimer and Frasier draw on the stories to offer practical "survival suggestions" that can guide readers through similar situations. This is a book that readers can look to for affirmation, hope and tools. Others have been through what you're going through, if not worse. They made it and so can you-because they're going to show you how they did it. No book can cover every challenge that might arise, but if you learn from the attitudes, techniques and coping mechanisms these seasoned leaders offer, you'll get through the tough stuff with your sanity and your business intact.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781605095790
• Artikelnr.: 42894094

Autorenporträt

Margot Fraser and Lisa Lorimer

Inhaltsangabe

Letter from the Editor of the Social Venture Network Series
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Telling the Truth about Values-Based Business
Chapter One: Conquering Cash
Practical Wisdom: Own Your Numbers
Chapter Two: Coping with Everyday Stressors
Chapter Three: Learning to Trust Yourself
Chapter Four: Remembering to Trust Yourself
Practical Wisdom: Create an Advisory Board
Chapter Five: Wrestling with Goliath
Chapter Six: Facing Forces Beyond Your Control
Chapter Seven: Managing Your Mistakes
Chapter Eight: Playing President
Chapter Nine: Moving On
Conclusion: Tell Your Story
About the Authors
About the Contributors