Books by Chris Zook

Chris Zook is a business writer and former partner at Bain & Company, where he led the Global Strategy Practice. He holds degrees from Williams College, Oxford University, and the Harvard Kennedy School. Recognized by The Times (London) as one of the world's top 50 business thinkers, he is the author of the "Profit from the Core" trilogy and "Repeatability," and co-author, with James Allen, of "The Founder's Mentality."

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The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth

Chris Zook

Why do nine out of ten companies lose their way as they grow? This microbook reveals the three predictable crises—Overload, Stall-Out, and Free Fall—that quietly erode great businesses from within, and shows how leaders rediscover the founder's mentality: an insurgent mission, obsession with the front line, and an owner's instinct that turns size into speed again.

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