Verne Harnish is Founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and chaired for fifteen years EO’s premiere CEO program, the “Birthing of Giants” held at MIT. He is the Founder of Gazelles, a global executive education and coaching company, and Author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits and The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time.
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Resource Mentioned:
- Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
Success Quote
- “No one has ever achieved peak performance without a coach.” – Verne Harnish click to tweet!
Business Failure
- Verne shares a moving story about how his company was on the brink of an explosion, then 9/11 hit, and then failure demolished everything. It’s a story for the ages, and Verne does it justice.
Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment
- Verne’s AH-AH moment came on the heals of his greatest failure, which so often seems to be the case.
Current Business
- Gazelles is where Verne’s focus is now, and WOW, is it ever paying off!
Best Business Book
- Hidden Champions of the Twenty-First Century by Hermann Simon
- Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish
- The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time by Verne Harnish
Interview Links
- Gazelles: Provides a scalable management structure from zero to $100 million for CEOs.
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Killer Resources!
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