Blueprint to a Billion 7 Essentials to

"This book is not about one unique company, its innovation, and the financial returns it achieved; it's about the quantifiable, success-based pattern - independent of economic cycles or industries shared across this group of 387 elite companies. It's about how you can use seven common essentials to better your business, organization, team, or yourself and produce exponential growth. It's about executing the essentials and linking them. It's about taking the actions that matter while avoiding pitfalls."--BOOK JACKET.

DAVID G. THOMSON has been leading business growth for twenty years in general management and executive sales/marketing at Nortel Networks and Hewlett-Packard. He also served as an associate principal during his five years at McKinsey & Company. Thomson graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. He resides with his family in Overland Park, Kansas.

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. The Blueprint Thesis: A Different Approach to Growth.

Part One: Create and Sustain a Breakthrough Value Proposition.

2. The Blueprint Value Proposition.

Part Two: Create and Sustain Exponential Revenue Growth.

3. Exploit a High-Growth Market Segment.

4. Marquee Customers Shape the Revenue Powerhouse.

5. Leverage Big Brother Alliances for Breaking into New Markets.

Part Three: Seizing the Opportunity to Create Exponential Returns.

6. Becoming the Masters of Exponential Returns.

7. The Management Team: Inside-Outside Leadership.

8. The Board: Comprised of Essentials Experts.

9. Linking the 7 Essentials.

10. Blueprint Companies for the Next Decade and Your Part in Them: An Epilogue.

Appendix A: Top 100 Blueprint Companies.

Appendix B: Delivering Breakthrough Benefits Drives Exponential Growth.

Appendix C: Assessing Management’s Focus, Drive, and Ability.

Appendix D: Methodology.

Endnotes.

Index.

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Blueprint to a Billion 7 Essentials to Achieve Exponential Growth

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