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Praise for Faster Company "What a ride! Pat Kelly’s story is amazing and his business lessons are invaluable. If you want to build a great company, read this book! If you want to inspire a youngster, give him or her this book. It could change their life." —Alen "Ace" Greenberg, Chairman of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. "Faster Company is a quick and easy read full of simple but sound advice about the real basics of business. Few business books have much to say about how to ‘run the store’; Pat Kelly knows and Faster Company delivers." —Robert L. Crandall, Chairman and CEO, AMR Corp./American Airlines "As someone who has built companies from the ground up, I believe this book offers a formula that really words…trusting in good people, giving them equity in the business, outworking the competition and having fun on the road to meeting your goals. An excellent book by an outstanding individual." —H. Wayne Huizenga, Chairman, Republic Industries "Faster company is fast-paced, fun, entertaining, inspiring, and incredibly insightful.…You won’t put this book down!" —William Farley, Chairman and CEO, Fruit of the Loom, Inc. All of the author’s proceeds from this book will be donated to the Boys Home Foundation.


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An unconventional management book by an unconventional businessman: how Patrick Kelly built a billion dollar company where everybody works hard, has a great time, makes a ton of money-and leaves competitors wondering what hit them. Patrick Kelly is the founder of Physician Sales & Service (PSS), which in only 15 years has gone from a start-up company in the mundane business of distributing medical supplies to doctors' offices to the industry leader with $1 billion in revenues. This is the story of how he did it.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 6, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 047124211X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471242116
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #315,292 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars After reading this, you will be changed...for the better!, December 9, 1998
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Warning: this book will ruin you if you are feeling any discontentment with your current business or employer! After reading this, I proclaimed that any organization I'm apart of must adhere to the "Faster Company" business model. Pat clearly communicates concepts for what I've always said would build a standout company. You must read this if your approach to business is less MBA and more holistic. After all, it is possible to make a ton of money, have fun, and buck the rigged traditional business models which many don't care to be a part of. Highly, highly recommended- Thanks Pat!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Faster Company Building Blocks, November 28, 2000
By Artist Barbara Garro (Barbara Garro at http://www.ElectricEnvisions.com in Saratoga Springs, NY) - See all my reviews
Kelly's an obvious maverick CEO who offers readers four building blocks of the faster company: Gutsy Goals, A Competitive Edge, Employees Empowered as CEOs, and Values.

Check out his "11 Commandments for Building a Faster Company." The 10th Commandment will save you lots of time: "Root Out Bureaucracy. Don't tolerate unnecessary paperwork. Abolish memos. And be creative. Figure out how to get everyone on the same page and have a good time while you are doing it."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, fast to read, loaded with probing questions, April 17, 1998
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Brilliant book. No baloney. Loaded with questions every businessperson should be asking about his/her business. I never heard of Kelly before; now, I've recommended the book to 2 people and suggested that a third consider going to work for Kelly. It's a fast book to read -- stimulating the reader to think about critical ways to improve any business.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pat Kelly Ties it Together
Faster Company is stimulating and enjoyable. Kelly's ideas are down home and work well because he is a people person. Read more
Published on March 13, 2000 by Linnea Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars Vietnam lessons mold supply clerk into corporate star
A much better subtitle would be: How the US Army Taught a College Drop Out Crucial Lessons. Raised in a boys' home, Kelly flunked out of college just in time for Uncle Sam's... Read more
Published on July 25, 1998 by dfps@southeast.net

4.0 out of 5 stars Good reading but should not be used as a cookbook
I am sure that the author did not intend his book to be used as a "how to" for other companies. The book is very interesting and a quick read. Read more
Published on April 28, 1998

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