Raymond perfectly captures the complexities of life and the struggle we all share for closeness and contact but to me it appears as if he wasnt even trying which is a sure sign that he was. Michael gerber walks you through the steps in the life of a business and shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business, whether or not it is a. Why most small businesses dont work and what to do about it gerber, michael e. The interview is the last place youll find a great employee. What comes through in wildflowers is not only the unwavering commitment to the cause, but what to do about it.
How much time went into your last bad hiring decision compared to how much energy youve spent dealing with it. Emyth needed to break free of its reliance on book sales and the old message to start a new. He is best known for writing the novels the halflife and rain dragon, and for writing the short stories and screenplays for the films old joy and wendy and lucy both directed by kelly reichardt. Read this book and be both inspired and armed with ideas building a new system of whole child support and success. Gerber companiesa group of highly unique enterprises dedicated to creating worldclass startups and entrepreneurs in every industry and economya company that transforms the way small business owners grow. An interview with jonathan raymond, author of good authority posted on october 1, 2016 september 30, 2016 by pregame magazine jonathan is the author of good authority and the creator of refound, an advisory firm that offers accountability skills training programs for owners, executives, and managers. The company was stable, but the real potential for what emyth could be was still locked away under corporate dysfunction and overreliance on past successes. Hes the ceo at refound, a leadership training company that teaches people how to have human conversations at work. His articles focus on marketing, branding, and organizational culture.
If youre looking for a roadmap to help the people on your team to own their work. Raymonds book is a relentless call for seeking, serving, and securing the future of all children. Seven million business owners read the book, a small fraction of which became clients. After twenty years of not being able to decide whether he was a business executive or a personal growth teacher, jonathan stopped trying to figure it out. Jonathan is the author of good authority and the creator of refound, an advisory firm that offers accountability skills training programs for. The emyth revisited, michael e gerber shop online for.
View jonathan raymonds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. I am the author of the megabestseller the emyth revisited and 28 other business coaching books. In august of 2011, emyth brought in a new management team. He also has two stunning audio programs the e myth seminar. This book is also for people who have a small business and are trying to make it grow. Most businesses hire out of short term desperation, and pay a long term price. Jonathan becher, chief digital officer at sap jonathan has lived the changes he inspires other leaders to make. The book and the ending definitely have a eastern feel which brings murakami to mind but the comparisons stop there. Really gives you that sense of where portlands weirdness vibe actually originated, reinforcing the vague feeling that portland is still a little outpost out in the woods jon raymond is also just a flat out great writer, ala franzen, etc. Jonathan was a frequent contributor to the emyth blog from 20112015. Gerbers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. One of my favorite books about portland nicole georges invincible summer books being another. Our business coaches deliver the program based on the books emyth revisited, the e myth series, and from the author of beyond the emyth. The emyth revisited and millions of other books are available for instant access.