The Rebel Rules: Daring to Be Yourself in Business Original Edition Contributor(s): Conley, Chip (Author), Branson, Richard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0684865165 ISBN-13: 9780684865164 Publisher: Fireside OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2001 Annotation: The entrepreneur the "Robb Report" called "a budding Malcolm Forbes" challenges conventional business methods and helps a new generation of leaders create and implement effective management systems to compete in the new world of fast companies. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | Leadership |
Dewey: 658.409 |
LCCN: 00059600 |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.53" W x 8.54" (0.81 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When he was 26, Chip Conley broke the two cardinal rules of starting a business: he invested in an industry about which he knew nothing and he ignored the mantra location, location, location. He bought a notorious pay-by-the-hour motel in a seedy San Francisco neighborhood. A dozen years later, Chip is the boy wonder of the American travel industry, famous for his entrepreneurial genius, creativity, and sense of fun. In The Rebel Rules, Conley shares his success secrets. He focuses on the primary traits -- vision, passion, instinct, and agility -- that characterize today's fast company leaders. His guidebook doubles as a toolbox for anyone -- whether a virgin entrepreneur or a corporate manager -- who wants to walk in step with today's business innovators. The Rebel Rules will show you how to:
With exercises and activities that will develop these and other business skills, The Rebel Rules will transform the way you approach your career. |
Contributor Bio(s): Conley, Chip: - Veteran CEO Chip Conley has created more boutique hotels than anyone in the world. Founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, which he grew into America's second largest boutique hotel company, he speaks around the world on how to find meaning at the intersection of business and psychology. The author of several books, including Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow, he was named the Most Innovative CEO in the San Francisco Bay Area, which he calls home. For more information, visit EmotionalEquations.com and ChipConley.com. |