Summary of Verne Harnish's Scaling Up EPUB

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 People are the most important aspect of a business. If you are not happy, you should consider making changes to your life and your work environment. If you would enthusiastically rehire everyone, knowing what you know now, you should address the issues that are draining your emotional energy.

#2 There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. But Nobody did it. Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

#3 As a company scales up, the toughest decisions involve people and their changing roles in the organization, especially within the leadership team. Loyalties, egos, and personal friendships make these decisions even more difficult when the company outgrows some of its early leaders.

#4 The main principle behind effective organizational design is to divide big teams into smaller ones that are aligned around projects, product lines, customer segments, and geographical locations. This gives the maximum number of employees a chance to interact with the marketplace.