{"product_id":"the-founders-mentality-how-to-overcome-the-predictable-crises-of-growth","title":"The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth by Chris Zook \u0026 James Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree Principles for Managing--and Avoiding--the Problems of Growth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Bain \u0026amp; Company's Chris Zook and James Allen, authors of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eProfit from the Core\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Even for healthy companies, these crises, if not managed properly, stifle the ability to grow further--and can actively lead to decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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--to restore speed, focus, and connection to customers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- An insurgent's clear mission and purpose\u003cbr\u003e- An unambiguous owner mindset\u003cbr\u003e- A relentless obsession with the front line\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the authors' decade-long study of companies in more than forty countries, \u003ci\u003eThe Founder's Mentality\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the strong relationship between these three traits in companies of all kinds--not just start-ups--and their ability to sustain performance. Through rich analysis and inspiring examples, this book shows how any leader--not only a founder--can instill and leverage a founder's mentality throughout their organization and find lasting, profitable growth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"a thoughtful and well-researched exploration of challenges faced by companies as they scale, with practical lessons for founders seeking long-term sustainable growth for their company.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a very thoughtful and assured exploration of a key challenge that faces all organisations as they scale that will interest founders and those concerned about the long-term health of their organisations.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"While speed, innovation, big data, and disruption are the business buzzwords of the day, the best books of 2016 argue for a more considered and considerate, human-centered, inclusive, and deliberately constructive approach to business. Change is in the air and technology is on the rise, but business is still a human pursuit, and should be humane. In a media climate dominated by Twitterstorms and sound bites, it is important to dive deeper into the issues and inform ourselves more fully before taking action. These books help do that.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditorial Director Dylan Schleicher on the 800-CEO-READ 2016 Business Book of the Year Longlist, which includes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE FOUNDER'S MENTALITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"As a founder myself, I get it. I care about my company so much. I understand what it means to have a founder around. ... I think your book is so interesting, so right on.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.J. Abrams, MSNBC's \"Your Business\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In a good book, I look for people who have made a ton of mistakes, so I can learn from them. One of the observations in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Founder's Mentality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [by Chris Zook and James Allen] is that founder-led companies in general perform better on the stock market.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChieh Huang, cofounder and CEO of Boxed on what he reads at 30,000 feet, as seen in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Chris Zook and James Allen have done a fine job of putting this theory into words. Their book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Founder's Mentality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the product of a lot of research, and thousands of hours of experience by these two senior Bain partners.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManagement Today\u003c\/i\u003e, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Fascinating and worth noting.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Lang,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloomberg GO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If your company isn't soaring as anticipated, look inside not out. Chances are your problems aren't due to market forces but rather issues such as a distancing from core principles, becoming deaf to your consumer's voice and sometimes a founder not empowering his people. These are some of the insights gleaned from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Founder's Mentality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Summer is here, and everyone needs a business book or two to read. I'm recommending \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by two very senior partners and strategy practice heads at Bain \u0026amp; Company--Chris Zook and James Allen. -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eForbes.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Excellent ... Zook and Allen's book focuses on how to manage the following dilemma: How can we manage growth without destroying what made us great? ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Founder's Mentality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e causes us to appreciate the brilliance of an IKEA and to take practical steps to keep the Founder's Mentality at the forefront of the way we define strategy, the way we hire front line people, and the way we design compensation systems.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Zook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a partner at Bain \u0026amp; Company and has been co-head of the firm's Global Strategy practice for twenty years. He is based in Boston and Amsterdam and specializes in helping companies find new sources of profitable growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is a partner in Bain's London office. 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