"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you." These words launched Max De Pree's revolutionary approach to leadership, transforming a single furniture company into an empire that tripled in value during h…
In 1952, a man who knew nothing about tires bought a small tire shop in Prineville, Oregon. Within a year, he quadrupled its sales to $150,0002. That man was Les Schwab, and his revolutionary approach to business would transform a single store into …
Success is the sum of details. That's what Harvey Firestone believed, and he lived it every day in his leadership at Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. In 1900, with just $20,000 in his pocket, he launched what would become one of America's indust…
