Charles G. Koch

A surprising take on how you can help tackle the really big problems in society–from one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs.People are looking for a better way. Towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and the institutions that should help everyone rise are not doing the job. Crumbling communities. One-size fits all education. Businesses that rig the economy. Public policy that stifles opportunity and emboldens the extremes. As a result, this country is quickly heading toward a two-tiered society.Today’s challenges call for nothing short of a paradigm shift – away from a top-down approach that sees people as problems to be managed, toward bottom-up solutions that empower everyone to realize their potential and foster a more inclusive society.Such a shift starts by asking: What would it mean to truly believe in people?Businessman and philanthropist Charles Koch has devoted his life to answering that question. Learn what he’s discovered during his 60-year career to help you apply the principles of empowerment in your life, in your business, and in society.By learning from the social movements and applying the principles that have enabled social progress throughout history, Koch has achieved more than he dreamed possible – building one of the world’s most successful companies and founding Stand Together, one of America’s most innovative philanthropic communities. Stand Together CEO Brian Hooks and Koch show how the only way to solve the really big problems – from poverty and addiction to harmful business practices and destructive public policy – is for each and every one of us to find and take action in our unique role as part of the solution.Full of compelling examples of what works – including several first-person accounts from individuals whose lives have been transformed – Koch and Hooks’ refreshing approach promotes partnership instead of partisanship and speaks to people from different perspectives and all walks of life. They show that no injustice is too tough to overcome if you share a deep belief in people, are willing to unite with anyone to do right, and work to empower others from the bottom up.

Praise for THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS "Evaluating the success of an individual or company is a lot like judging a trapper by his pelts. Charles Koch has a lot of pelts. He has built Koch Industries into the world's largest privately held company, and this book is an insider's guide to how he did it. Koch has studied how markets work for decades, and his commitment to pass that knowledge on will inspire entrepreneurs for generations to come."—T. Boone Pickens "A must-read for entrepreneurs and corporate executives that is also applicable to the wider world. MBM is an invaluable tool for engendering excellence for all groups, from families to nonprofit entities. Government leaders could avoid policy failures by heeding the science of human behavior."—Richard L. Sharp, Chairman, CarMax "My father, Sam Walton, stressed the importance of fundamental principles—such as humility, integrity, respect, and creating value—that are the foundation for success. No one makes a better case for these principles than Charles Koch."—Rob Walton, Chairman, Wal-Mart "What accounts for Koch Industries' spectacular success? Charles Koch calls it Market-Based a vision that nurtures personal qualities of humility and integrity that build trust and the confidence to enhance future success through learning from failure, and a culture of thinking in terms of opportunity cost and comparative advantage for all employees."—Vernon Smith, 2002 Nobel laureate in economics "In a very thoughtful, creative, and understandable way, Charles Koch explains how he has used the science of human behavior to create a culture that has produced one of the world's largest and most successful private companies. A must-read for anyone interested in creating value."—William B. Harrison Jr., Former Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. "The same exacting thought, rooted in the realities of human nature, that the framers of the U.S. Constitution put into building a nation of entrepreneurs, Charles Koch has framed to build an enduring company of entrepreneurs—a company larger than Microsoft, Dell, HP, and other giants. Every entrepreneur should study this book."—Verne Harnish, founder, Young Entrepreneurs' Organization, author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, CEO, Gazelles Inc.

THE UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM A LEGENDARY CEOIn 1967, Charles Koch took the reins of his father's company and began the process of growing it from a $21 million start-up into a global corporation with revenues of about $115 billion, according to Forbes.So how did this MIT engineer manage grow Koch Industries into one of the largest private companies in the world today with growth exceeding that of the S&P 500 by almost 30-fold over the last five decades? Through his unique five-dimensional management process and system called Market-Based Management. Based on five decades of cross-disciplinary studies, experimental discovery, and practical implementation across Koch companies and their 100,000 employees worldwide, the core objective of Market-Based Management's framework is as simple as it is effective: to generate good profit.What is good profit? Good profit results when a company creates value for customers in a way that helps them improve their lives. Good profit is the result of innovations that customers freely vote for with their own dollars; it's the result of business decisions that create long term value for everyone--customers, employees, shareholders, and society.While you won't find the Koch Industries name on your home's stain-resistant carpet, your baby's more comfortable but absorbent diapers your stretch denim jeans, or your television with a better clarity screen, MBM(TM) drove these innovations and many more.Here, drawing on revealing, honest stories from his five decades in business - the company's many successes as well as its stumbles - Koch walks the reader step-by-step through the five dimensions of Market-Based Management to show stockholders, entrepreneurs, leaders, students -- and innovators, supervisors and employees of all kinds, in any field --how to apply the principles to generate Good Profit in their organizations, companies, and lives.From the Hardcover edition.

04.26.19

In his newest work, CEO Charles Koch explains how we can better ourselves by bettering others – at work, at home and in our communities. Along the way, he offers a candid look at how virtuous cycles of mutual benefit have been integral to the global growth and transformation of Koch Industries

“Este livro ajuda a mostrar o caminho para obter bons lucros – quer você trabalhe para uma rede internacional de supermercados, uma empresa regional de médio porte ou sua própria startup.” — John Mackey, cofundador e coCEO da Whole Foods MarketAs inovações tecnológicas, a agitação civil, os ataques cibernéticos, as mudanças demográficas e a pandemia global que afetaram todas as empresas desde a publicação deste livro apenas confirmaram a crença de Charles Koch de que “a única razão pela qual uma empresa deveria existir (e a única maneira de ela sobreviver a longo prazo) é criar valor de forma responsável”. Portanto, os princípios de O bom lucro são mais importantes hoje do que nunca.O que exatamente a Koch Industries, Inc. faz e por que é tão lucrativa?O sistema de Gerenciamento Baseado no Mercado – GBM (Market-Based Management®) da Koch é o que impulsiona todas as suas inovações e resultados. O objetivo principal do GBM é gerar bons lucros, os quais resultam de produtos e serviços em que os clientes investem livremente seu dinheiro. Isso é fruto de uma cultura ascendente na qual os colaboradores são capacitados para agir de forma empreendedora a fim de descobrir as preferências dos clientes e as formas mais adequadas de melhorar as suas vidas.Baseando-se em seis décadas de estudos interdisciplinares, descobertas experimentais e implementação prática nas empresas Koch em todo o mundo, Charles Koch conduz o leitor pelas cinco dimensões do GBM para mostrar como aplicar sua estrutura em qualquer negócio, indústria ou organização. Os leitores aprenderão a criar uma visão de como prosperar, apesar das disrupções cada vez mais rápidas e dos valores do consumidor em constante mudança.O bom lucro é leitura obrigatória para qualquer líder, empresário ou estudante, bem como para quem deseja uma sociedade mais justa e próspera.

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Profit Cum un plus de valoare pentru ceilalti a dus la crearea uneia dintre cele mai de succes companii din lume Profit Cum un plus de valoare pentru ceilalti a dus la crearea uneia dintre cele mai de succes companii din lume / Good How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies de Charles G. Koch este cartea pe care o vor citi cu interes toti cei care conduc sau detin un business. Asta pentru ca autorul si totodata CEO-ul corporatiei Koch Industries - evaluata la 100 de miliarde de dolari -, isi povesteste propria experienta in lumea business-ului, avand capacitatea de a inspira noua generatie de manageri si antreprenori sa isi conduca afacerile spre succes cu ajutorul sistemului revolutionar de management intitulat Market-Based Management (MBM). Profit bun este pe scurt despre cum sa aplici filosofia castigului reciproc in compania ta, despre necesitatea de a inova permanent in cadrul unei afaceri, si mai ales, despre a oferi valoare clientilor prin toate actiunile pe care le intreprinzi.