The One Thing to Win at the Game of Business

The book you need to make better business decisions, fasterThe One Thing to Win at the Game of Business is theentrepreneur's bible with everything you need to invest inyour own entrepreneurial education. Based on author CreelPrice's own experience launching a small business for just$10,000 and then selling it a decade later for over $100 million,the book is based on one core business truth: that Decisionship,the ability to make better, faster decisions without the angst, iskey to success.Systematically explaining the Decisionship methodology thatPrice has used with great success, the book outlines a visual modelthat brings together three distinct"sights"--foresight, insight, andhindsight--at the heart of the decision making process. Takentogether, these perspectives enable you to quickly and easilyprocess your options from every angle and make smarter choices morequickly.* Presents a three-step process for making better businessdecisions* Teaches you the one thing you need to know to build a moreproductive, more profitable company* Explains the keys to building a closer-knit, more productive,and highly-motivated teamInnovative, practical advice from a proven business expert,The One Thing to Win at the Game of Business is the ultimatebusiness shortcut--the single thing that you must understandabout entrepreneurship in order to get ahead.

About the author vAcknowledgements viiIntroduction ixPart I: Decisionship in theory 11 What is decisionship? 32 The anatomy of decisions 153 The entrepreneurial eye 23Part II: Overview of the decision-making process 334 A powerful decision-making process 355 Step 1 of decisionship--define 416 Step 2 of decisionship--assess 637 Step 3 of decisionship--decide 79Part III: How to use foresight to build a solid decision-making foundation 898 The six lenses of clarity 919 The passion lens 9910 The philosophy lens 11511 The proficiency lens 12712 The progress lens 14113 The prototype lens 16114 The plan lens 177Part IV: How to use insight by focusing on the information you have at hand to make decisions in the present 18715 Introducing the perpetual growth principles 18916 Principle 1--reduce frictions 19717 Principle 2--foster actuators 21318 Principle 3--minimise mass 22719 Principle 4--maximise balance 23720 Perpetual growth principles in practice 247Part V: How to use hindsight to develop perspective to reflect on your own results 25321 Developing hindsight 25522 Building a decision bank 265Part VI: Decisionship in practice 27523 Practising the art of decisionship 27724 The decisionship accelerator 28525 Decisionship in the real world 295Conclusion 311Appendix: the decisionship accelerator 315Index 317