Beat The System: 11 Secrets to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Bureaucratic World

Acknowledgments.

Prologue. A Case Study for Beating The System.

Chapter 1. Bureaucracy: The Enemy of Business Success.

Chapter 2. The 11 Simple Secrets.

Chapter 3. Secret #1: Build Parallel Interests.

Chapter 4. Secret #2: Be an Architect of the Future.

Chapter 5. Secret #3: Be Decisive, Multifaceted and Ethical to a Fault.

Chapter 6. Secret #4: Know the Risk--Measure the Reward.

Chapter 7. Secret #5: Communication. Be a Shower not a Teller.

Chapter 8. Secret #6: Power to the People.

Chapter 9. Secret #7: Become a Trust Builder.

Chapter 10. Secret #8: Sharing Wealth Increases Wealth.

Chapter 11. Secret #9: Be Consistent, Constant and Concise.

Chapter 12. Secret #10: Treat Important People Like Important People.

Chapter 13. Secret #11: Do Simple Things--Simply DO Them.

Chapter 14. Building from the Inside Out: Lessons I Learned in Creating AIMS.

Epilogue: Certificate of Guaranteed Entrepreneurial Success.

Appendix. Sample Memo to the Gods.

Index.