Copy This!: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America's Best CompaniesBill Moyers said this about Paul Orfalea after reading Copy This!: "If I could live my life over again, I would sit at his feet and listen to everything he has to say." And David Brancaccio, host of NOW on PBS, wrote: "As the host for a decade of a daily business program, I had to read what seemed like every business book published in the English language. It is, therefore, with authority that I can say Paul OrfaleaÕs book is wonderful, heartbreaking, and profoundly useful." Now in paperback, Copy This!, Paul Orfale's memoir of turning lemons into lemonade, is wise, personal, funny, unflinchingly honest, and filled with wisdom, business lessons, and his inspired Orfalea Aphorisms. It's the story of how a struggling kid who could barely read, write, or sit still managed to grow a 100-square-foot copy shop named Kinko's into a $1.5 billion empire that Fortune named one of the best places in America to work. And it's the story of an individual who saw his learning disabilitiesÑADHD and dyslexiaÑas learning opportunities, which molded the homegrown, compassionate culture that allowed Kinko's to thrive, and guided the behavior of a CEO who had no choice but to think different. A terrifically entertaining read from a born storyteller, but with the hardcore guts of true business acumen, Copy This! will blow fresh air into the thinking of any manager, entrepreneur, executive, or business owner. |
Contents
Anybody Else Can Do It Better | 1 |
Are You In or On Your Business? | 10 |
Manage the Environment Not the People | 22 |
The Business of Business is Emotion | 40 |
Face Outward | 51 |
Find Your Philosophy | 72 |
Life Is a Picnic | 85 |
Deal with Your Dark Side | 99 |
Know When to Fold Em | 155 |
Know When to Walk Away | 168 |
Repurpose Yourself | 180 |
The Cast of Recurring Characters | 190 |
Stories That Didnt Fit in the Book | 192 |
Orfaleas Aphorisms | 199 |
About the Authors | 204 |
The Big Thank You | 205 |
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Copy This!: How I Turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 Square Feet Into a Company ... Paul Orfalea No preview available - 2007 |
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