#smallgiants

#SmallGiants — companies that choose to be great instead of big favor growing slowly so that they can build a company that’s unique and remarkable. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9lOrZ1l8TE/?igshid=16yuq685ifwkp

I'm sitting at a bus stop in #Framingham , listening to #daftpunk #randomaccessmemories and reading @boburlingham1458 's #smallgiants #iamacreator and if you are too, then you need to read this. @anchorbrewing , @ushgnyc ,@anidifranco 's @righteousbabe and @clifbar are some of the companies explored in this book, and the hows and whys they chose the path they took to create the #businesses they did. Recommended reading for #creatives #SB72 #iamsuburbanbehemoth #SuburbanBehemoth #Worcester #Boston #agra #Roma #mauritius #johannesburg #sanfrancisco #portland #buffalo #manhattan #saopaolo (at Framingham, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzF5yj2nbzx/?igshid=1xpjid88a5md7

I recently read the book Small Giants by Bo Burlingham. It tells the story of companies that chose to be great instead of big.
There is one word that is used so often in the book that I was surprised not to find it in the index. One word that tied all these companies together and made them great.
Care.
Care about what you do and why you do it, of course. But more importantly, care about the people you lead, whether they be your employees, customers or suppliers.
Those who feel cared for, who feel safe, bring their best self to work.

Hat tip to JC Glick for inspiring this post. - - @bigjc31 @boburlingham1458 #care #smallgiants #greatinsteadofbig

"I could see that, unlike most entrepreneurs, their founders and leaders had recognized the full range of choices they had about the type of company they could create. They hadn’t accepted the standard menu of options as a given. They had allowed themselves to question the usual definitions of success in business and to imagine possibilities other than the ones all of us are familiar with." - Bo Burlingham I recently finished reading "Small Giants: Companies that Choose to be Great Instead of Big" by Bo Burlingham.  I first heard of this book on a @TimFerriss podcast, and thought it sounded like a great read for a small business owner. While it is certainly packed with nuggets of wisdom that I can apply to my business, most of the businesses profiled, while "small" compared to publicly traded companies, operate on a much larger scale than mine. What I really loved about the book were the lessons that these companies' owners learned as their companies grew. They had all approached decisions in a very intentional and thoughtful way, not just taking every opportunity that might come their way. It was a refreshing departure from the "more, more, more, bigger, better" culture that we live in (at least in the US).

JoJo also got me a journal.  She knows I need to start writing more. Thanks, JoJo