Overview

How a tiny start-up slayed an industry giant before redefining the way workers are managed around the globe. This book recounts a success story rooted in one individual's desire to embrace his entrepreneurial spirit and forge his own company. Mark Ain led Kronos Incorporated from concept to the basements and garages of its early core team to a soot-filled ironworks foundry, and from there to its eventual role as a multi-billion-dollar global leader in an industry it refined, then redefined, and ultimately led. The story of Mark Ain and Kronos holds inspiration and insight for any aspiring entrepreneur. The tale starts not in a boardroom, but with Mark's early upbringing, where his adventurous spirit and fearless nature readied him to be both a risk-taking business pioneer and a leader who recognized the need to take a nontraditional approach to team building, prioritizing fit over resumes and potential over past accomplishments. The result was a company that could and would truly stand the test of time. His guiding philosophy of ""If it isn't broke, fix it anyway!"" applied in equal measure to the products and solutions Kronos provided to its ever-expanding customer base and to the way the company was structured and operated to consistently reinvest in its employees. Kronos, today known as the Ultimate Kronos Group, is now a multi-billion-dollar global organization of almost 13,000 employees. And Mark, the epitome of a triumphant business creator, has decided the time is right to share his own experiences to inspire a next generation of like-minded visionaries.

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Author:   Mark Ain ,  Jim Floyd
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   University of Rochester Press
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781648250378

ISBN 10:   1648250378
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   29 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Duncan Moore and Mark Zupan Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Growing Up Ain Chapter 2: An Educational Odyssey Chapter 3: Working Up to an Idea Chapter 4: Taking the Reins/Saddling Up Chapter 5: The Company You Keep Chapter 6: When the Time Was Right Chapter 7: Teaming Up for the Long Haul Chapter 8: Wind in the Sales Chapter 9: The Giant Paid Them No Heed . . . Chapter 10: Solving a Big Problem Chapter 11: Another Tall Order Chapter 12: Espousing the Virtues Chapter 13: Fired Up Chapter 14: The 'Plastics' of the 1980s Chapter 15: Growth Was in the Cards Chapter 16: Go Ask Alice! Chapter 17: Sweet Melody Chapter 18: The Disruptor Chapter 19: Accentuate the Positive Chapter 20: Back to the Present Chapter 21: What Would You Do? Chapter 22: Words from the Heart Chapter 23: The Foundation Epilogue

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MARK AIN is the founder, past CEO, and ex-Executive Chairman of the Board of Kronos Inc. (now named UKG). JIM FLOYD is a former award-winning journalist as well as an executive speechwriter, executive presentation specialist, and video director and producer.

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