The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth
Chris Zook · James Allen
Apr 2024 · Gildan Media · Narrated by Robert Feifar
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Why is profitable growth so hard to achieve and sustain? Most executives manage their companies as if the solution to that problem lies in the external environment: find an attractive market, formulate the right strategy, win new customers.
But when Bain & Company's Chris Zook and James Allen researched this question, they found that when companies fail to achieve their growth targets, 90 percent of the time the root causes are internal, not external—increasing distance from the front lines, loss of accountability, proliferating processes and bureaucracy, to name only a few. What's more, companies experience a set of predictable internal crises, at predictable stages, as they grow.
The key insight from Zook and Allen's research is that managing these choke points requires a "founder's mentality"—behaviors typically embodied by a bold, ambitious founder:
● An insurgent's clear mission and purpose
● An unambiguous owner mindset
● A relentless obsession with the front line
Through rich analysis and inspiring examples, this book shows how any leader can instill and leverage a founder's mentality throughout their organization and find lasting, profitable growth.
But when Bain & Company's Chris Zook and James Allen researched this question, they found that when companies fail to achieve their growth targets, 90 percent of the time the root causes are internal, not external—increasing distance from the front lines, loss of accountability, proliferating processes and bureaucracy, to name only a few. What's more, companies experience a set of predictable internal crises, at predictable stages, as they grow.
The key insight from Zook and Allen's research is that managing these choke points requires a "founder's mentality"—behaviors typically embodied by a bold, ambitious founder:
● An insurgent's clear mission and purpose
● An unambiguous owner mindset
● A relentless obsession with the front line
Through rich analysis and inspiring examples, this book shows how any leader can instill and leverage a founder's mentality throughout their organization and find lasting, profitable growth.
Why is profitable growth so hard to achieve and sustain? Most executives manage their companies as if the solution to that problem lies in the external environment: find an attractive market, formulate the right strategy, win new customers.
But when Bain & Company's Chris Zook and James Allen ...
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About the author
Chris Zook is a partner with Bain & Company and former cohead of the firm's Global Strategy practice. He is the author of the bestselling business books Profit from the Core, Beyond the Core, and Unstoppable.
James Allen is a partner in Bain & Company's London office. He has served a variety of leadership roles at Bain and is the founder of the Bain Founder's Mentality 100, a global network of high-growth companies mostly led by their founders. He has authored several bestselling books, including Repeatability.
Chris Zook is a partner with Bain & Company and former cohead of the firm's Global Strategy practice. He is the author of the bestselling business books Profit from the Core, Beyond the Core, and Unstoppable. James Allen is a partner in Bain & Company's London office. He has served a variety of l...
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