Beans is the story of The El Espresso, a legend in its own time in Seattle and a coffee company that has prospered by intentionally staying small, inspiring fanatical customer loyalty in the process. Told over the span of a single day, it follows The El's founder, Jack Hartman, through a business crisis that will challenge him and make him clear on why he does what he does. Unsure of whether he has lost the passion needed to sustain his business, Jack hires a consultant who flies to Seattle to "help" him but in reality bears witness to the secrets of good business, whether it's a company of 20 employees or 20,000. In the process, Jack learns about "the Four Ps" and how applying these universal principles can reenergize his employees, his customers, and even himself. 
Though fictionalized, this is a true story in the best sense of the word. It arrives at a time when people are yearning to return to honest ways of doing business―before corporate dominance, inflated executive salaries, accounting trickery, and outright greed became so much a part of our everyday business headlines. It is the story of how a pushcart David up against the corporate Goliaths succeeded by focusing on what is core to good business and a good life: honoring customers, trusting employees, building passion around a product, and turning an honest profit.

Beans: Four Principles for Running a Business in Good Times or Bad

Nelson, Bob

Yerkes, Leslie

Decker, Charles

Literature & Fiction

Jossey-Bass

Fun Works is a wonderfully written book. It has everything a business book reader wants. Solid principles, excellent stories to illustrate the point, and action tips about putting each into practice. You can even take the ''Fun/Work Fusion Inventory'' to test your own fun quotient and see if you're still in the horse and buggy days or are now up with the times, of bringing your whole self to work. And with this updated version, Leslie even follows up on the original stories to bring us current with each case example. You might be tempted to hide this book in your briefcase for fear that your boss might think you're trying to figure out creative ways to goof off at work. Instead, I recommend that you place it proudly on the top of your desk for all to see, letting them know that you are serious about creating a place where people love to work.

Fun Works: Creating Places Where People Love to Work

Business & Money

Business Culture

ReadHowYouWant

Features over 300 real-life examples of what individuals and companies are doing to create an atmosphere of fun in the workplace Illustrations, ''fun facts,'' ''fun quotes,'' and ''fun resources'' make this book entertaining as well as practical Written not just for managers, but for anyone who works in an organization

301 Ways to Have Fun At Work

Yerkes offers tips, examples, and motivation to help readers, their coworkers, and their customers unleash the power of fun in the workplace. Through real-life case studies and interviews with dozens of leading authors and everyday people, the author illustrates 11 principles of what she calls ""The Work/Fun Fusion.""

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

You have a great idea. It is so obviously great that you’re hardly going to have to explain it to people. They’ll see it right away, just like you did. You’re excited. You want to get going. You start telling people about it, people whose help you need to make the idea work. And: blank looks. “Dumb” questions. Resistance. They just don’t get it. How is this possible? And how do you get them to get it? They Just Don’t Get It lays out five keys to solving this common dilemma. With step-by-step guidance, Leslie Yerkes and Randy Martin help us let go, step back, and figure out exactly why others don’t see our ideas the way we do. Through their process, we'll build mutual understanding and shared commitment. And we may even make our own ideas even better. This delightful little book will teach you to become a better communicator of ideas and an inspired motivator of people, both personally and professionally.

They Just Don't Get It! Changing Resistance into Understanding

Martin, Randy

Dewey, Ben

Leading-edge organizations have discovered that fun can--and does--translate into bottom line success. By harnessing the power of fun, companies find they can better retain employees and customers, motivate teams, improve productivity, increase innovation, and create a sense of community. Leslie Yerkes details precisely how eleven successful companies--including Southwest Airlines, Pike Place Fish, Isle of Capri Casinos, EmployEase, and Prudential--have integrated fun into the normal course of business. This new edition provides updates on how these same companies have grown, prospered, and continued to thrive--in spite of national tragedies, natural disaster, growing competition, and changing economic conditions--in part because of the culture they have created through what Yerkes calls "The Fun/Work Fusion." Yerkes illustrates eleven principles--from capitalizing on the spontaneous to hiring good people and getting out of their way--that will inspire you to inject a sense of playfulness and joy into your workplace. Full of real-life examples, strategies, ideas, resources, tools, tips, and techniques, Fun Works will help any company in any industry become a place where people love to work.

One day, a young girl named Beej, goes out with her dog Buddha Bear to help her neighbor, Miss Monica, find her lost dog Coco. After searching for days, they come across another lost dog who lives in a field behind a factory. This dog is skin and bones and totally afraid of humans. "Lost, Found, and Forever," tells what happens to Coco, Beej, and Buddha Bear as they attempt to rescue this South African Mastiff from a life of fear, hunger, and the dark of night. "Lost, Found, and Forever is based on the author's true story.\n"Lost, Found and Forever" is a perfect read for young and old alike. Those who rescue dogs from pounds, neighbors, and shelters, or for anyone who merely dreams of doing that, will appreciate this tale and be in awe of and appreciation for the time and dedication that Beej and Buddha Bear show in getting their lost dog safe.\n"Lost, Found, and Forever" is a classic tale of someone who struggles against overwhelming odds to accomplish what they set out to do.\nThe subtitle, "When you make a promise, keep it," is the main underlying theme of the book and is Beej's guiding principle. Tied into this theme is her brother Jimmy's adopted motto, "There is no try, there is only do or do not."\nThe activities, actions, beliefs, and motivations of the characters in 'Lost, Found, and Forever" make for a compelling read. And maybe even a tear or two.

Lost, Found, and Forever: When you make a promise, keep it

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

BookBaby

Your Forever Dog

Parenting & Relationships

Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc.

Can a small time businessman (whom we could call David) win the battle against a Goliath of a corporative? Yes he can, if he focuses his priorities in the essentials: the client, the employees and a passion for his product.

Una taza de café (Spanish Edition)

Economics

Empresa Activa

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Beans: Four Principles for Running a Business in Good Times or Bad

Fun Works: Creating Places Where People Love to Work

301 Ways to Have Fun At Work

Fun Works: Creating Places Where People Love to Work

They Just Don't Get It! Changing Resistance into Understanding

Fun Works: Creating Places Where People Love to Work

Lost, Found, and Forever: When you make a promise, keep it

Your Forever Dog

Una taza de café (Spanish Edition)