Output Thinking: Scale Faster, Manage Better, Transform Your Company

“Output Thinking offers the operating system upgrade every business needs, an ingenious framework for creating a company that runs itself.”
—Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Regret, To Sell is Human, and Drive

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The only book you need to build better systems for rapid business growth while working less.

With over 40 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, John Seiffer, past president of the International Coaching Federation, shares what he’s learned about running a business remotely in ways you can apply to a small business to a medium company—whether you want to move 1,500 miles away or stay where you are but change the demands on your time.

For CEOs and business owners who want to grow faster, Output Thinking will show you how to systemize your business by viewing your company through the lens of the outputs people produce. Outputs can help you manage your employees better, make your company a better place to work, and build a successful business—all while removing yourself from day-to-day operations. This book will help you:

• Hire better.
• Reduce frustration with employees.
• Help your team work more efficiently.
• Improve performance reviews.
• Delegate more effectively.
• Run fewer but more efficient meetings.
• Have more time so you can do the kind of work you love to do.
• Live where you want and manage remotely.

The expert business advice and tools in this book will teach you how to get better results and serve your life so your life doesn't have to serve your company. Whether you’re a solopreneur or the leader of a global corporation, this book is the practical business guide you need to redesign your business—and life.

John Seiffer has been a serial business owner since 1979. He's been coaching business owners since 1994 and was part of the team that founded the International Coaching Federation. He became their fourth president in 1998. He has also been an angel investor and was president of the Angel Investor Forum in 2012 and 2013. He turned over the ownership of his video business in 2016 and in 2023 learned it may have outlasted the DVD-in-the-mail division of Netflix. Ask him about it-it's a crazy story that is beyond the scope of this book. He currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA and continues to coach and consult with business owners as time permits.