Week four: What do you think about the book outline?


I’ve read through your responses to my secret sauce posting (Week 2), and I’m not surprised to see that many of you also agree that the people part of the business is key. I think now might be a good time for you to have a look at the current working outline for the book:

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Result: A $7 Billion Business Success
  • Chapter 2: The Vision: Freedom (with Strings Attached)
  • Chapter 3: The Mission: From Science to Solution
  • Chapter 4: The Model: Planetary Model
  • Chapter 5: The Glue: Employee Ownership
  • Chapter 6: The Culture: People First
  • Chapter 7: The System: Participation in Decision Making
  • Chapter 8: The Plan: No Grand Plan
  • Chapter 9: The Pitch: Everyone a Salesperson
  • Chapter 10: The Loop: Feedback and Lessons Learned
  • Chapter 11: The Wild Card: Experiment Constantly
  • Chapter 12: The Reality: A Darwinian Culture
  • Chapter 13: The Bottom Line: Money Isn’t Everything
  • Chapter 14: The Challenge: Governance
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: My Life Before SAIC

What do you think?

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– Bob