Table of Contents
Warning i
1 Your Business Woes Are Keeping You Up at Night 1
2 Effective Leaders Create Good Company Cultures 15
3 Declare War on Complacency and Incompetence 33
4 Where Are You in the Business Lifecycle? 47
5 sYou Don't Have to Stay Where You Are 67
6 An Action Plan for Change 73
7 Woo Your Customers: The Power of the Thrill 85
8 Thrill to the Nth Degree: Learn from the Masters 101
9 Does Your Business Thrill? Rank Your Business on the Thrill-O-Meter 113
10 The Element of Surprise: Only the Unexpected Is Thrilling 123
11 The Power of Thrilled: Six Ways to Infuse Your Business with Jet Fuel 133
12 Monetize the Thrill-A Management Road Map 145
13 Is Your Company More Than the Sum of Its Parts? 173
14 If You Were Handed the Company, Chances Are You Don't Know How to Run It 183
About the Author 191