Ben Franklin's 12 Rules of Management Author:Blaine McCormick Start a Revolution in Your Management Thinking! Although Ben Franklin is best known for being a patriot, diplomat, and inventor, he first rose from obscurity to become one of the most influential and successful business owners in Colonial America. In fact, Franklin was so successful that he was able to retire at age 42 to pursue his othe... more »r, more well known interests. Franklin chronicled his early life through The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Drawing upon that book's wealth of wisdom, Ben Franklin's 12 Rules of Management explores the innovative management principles and philosophies this "Founding Father of American Business" pioneered, including:
Great managers rarely have great beginnings
Seek first to manage yourself, then to manage others
Influence is more important than victory
Become a revolutionary for positive experimentation and change
Sometimes it's better to do 1,001 small things right than one large thing right
Incentive is everything
Whether you're an entrepreneur, a mid-level manager, or a Fortune 500 executive, Ben Franklin's 12 Rules ofManagement will inspire you to integrate Franklin's wisdom into your everyday life and show you how to use his revolutionary management philosophies to improve your performance and more effectively manage your business.« less