Gophers and Cheetahs: A Faster Way to Small Business Growth

If you want to own or manage a breakout company, R. Neil Thiessen can make it happen-and he'll save you frustration, time, and money, to boot.

Proven in myriad industries, Thiessen's Diamond Solution is a powerful tool for gaining insight into your business and uncovering opportunities that you never knew existed. With this guide, you will learn to develop critical elements for business success, including clarity, focus, adaptability, flexibility, and efficiency, as well as how to:

• Decide whether growth is the right option right now for your business
• Take stock of existing company assets and human resources
• Determine what's currently working and what is not
• Build a trustworthy staff that is engaged and involved and will deliver results
• Foster a culture of accountability and action
• Implement "Leaderment," an ideal combination of leadership and management
• Use Opportunity Assessment to prioritize your precious resources

With the expert tips and strategies, case studies and examples, and practical exercises in this motivating and empowering book, you will avoid pitfalls, minimize risks, and achieve extraordinary results as your business grows with limited resources and limitless imaginations.

With his team of associates at Able Business Consulting (www.ableconsulting.ca), R. Neil Thiessen has helped countless small-business owners and managers reduce the pain and broaden the potential in growing their businesses successfully. Thiessen and his wife of forty-five years, Eileen, spend their winters in Arizona and summers in Alberta, Canada.