It is the human side of business that can make or break a company or career. I have found that no matter what kind of success you're seeking, it will be profoundly affected by your understanding of the value of human resources. Think of all the aspects of business life that involve human resources:
1. Interaction between individuals and departments
2. Communication between personnel, customers and vendors
3. Business policies
4. How a company's staff, its customers, and the community are regarded
Have A Great Year Every Year is dedicated to these principles.
At the heart of this book is the EPOD Theory: a simple four-step plan that can be adapted by almost any reader, irrespective of educational background or experience. The EPOD Theory is supported by abundant cases where small and mid-sized companies and individuals achieved greatness through their accomplishments.
Most businesses and the people within them search for ideas and methods to grow from ordinary to great; the EPOD Theory demonstrates that most great accomplishments emanate from the deployment of Human Resources - either individually or within groups. The research includes case studies of those within some of the largest and most successful organizations in the world. EPOD methods, when coupled with the simple 21-day application principles, enable individuals at almost any stage of life to adopt these methods, which in turn will lead to having a Great Year Every Year.
Dave Yoho is what he writes about. He believes achievement is a journey - not a destination. He credits his experiences growing up on the streets of inner city Philadelphia as getting a Ph.D. in street smarts. He attended Temple University night school while holding down a full-time job, and throughout his formal education he believed every step, no matter how difficult, paid off handsomely. He is proud to relate how his penchant for reading and research, coupled with his ability to retain information, has enabled him to combine formal education with street savvy to jumpstart a highly successful business career.
Dave's first job after graduation was as a trainee salesman in a company that soon became a division of Reynolds Aluminum. He rapidly became one of the top ten salesmen in its 500-man sales organization and went on to become a branch manager within two years. By age 25 he was part of its executive management team. At 27 he left to start his own business, which, by the time he sold his interests in it 22 years later, had become a $60 million volume conglomerate.
Now president and CEO of a consulting company representing Fortune 500 companies as well as many moderate and small size businesses, Dave has delivered 5,000 speeches at conventions and seminars in all 50 states and in 18 countries. He has appeared in over 100 training video series for corporations and his first book, How To Have A Good Year Every Year (Berkley Press, 1991), became a bestseller.
