Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes
“Here’s the how-to book for the ages. What makes it so powerful and helpful is that the principles discussed here come from the authors’s real word experiences with both success and failure combined with their genuine understanding of human history. The principles apply not only to commerce but also to finding and leading a meaningful life.”
Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader: 41 Principles to Build an Enduring Business by Charles Koch and Chase Koch explores the ideas and management principles that have shaped Koch Industries over several decades.
Framed through the experiences of two generations of leadership, the book combines personal accounts with discussions of organizational decision-making and business development.
Charles and Chase Koch describe the role that principles have played in the company’s evolution over several decades. Throughout the book, they relate these ideas to leadership practices and organizational management.
The discussion is organized around forty-one principles that the authors view as applicable to business and personal development. Examples from the history of Koch Industries are used to illustrate how these principles influenced responses to setbacks, operational challenges, and periods of organizational change.
Several chapters focus on learning through experience, including mistakes, failures, and revisions to earlier assumptions. The authors argue that continuous learning and individual responsibility play an important role in leadership development.
Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader focuses on how principles influence leadership decisions, organizational management, and the long-term development of a business.
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