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Outstanding!

By: John G. Miller
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Summary

Every day outstanding organizations do things and promote values that ensure they will retain customers, grow revenues, increase market share, and build their reputations. People in these organizations hold values and take actions - individually and collectively - that are not always easy or obvious but are fundamentally powerful.

Informed by his own commitment to the concept of personal accountability and enlivened by compelling true stories from exceptional organizations, in this insightful and accessible audiobook John Miller identifies the principles and behaviors that distinguish such organizations from the pack and provides listeners with ways to integrate them into their own work.

With its pithy entries that carry significant impact, Outstanding! is by turns a playbook, a guide, and an inspiration. It is filled with practical ideas that can - and should - be used every single day by individuals and teams from the boardroom to the stockroom for creating a distinguished organization with which customers and stakeholders will want to work.

©2010 John G. Miller (P)2010 Penguin

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"Outstanding! hits the nail on the head in every way: Practical content, terrific stories, and an easy read. Miller has provided a road map for organizations to become exceptional - just follow the path laid out. Definitely a must read!" (Dave Ramsey, author of Total Money Makeover and host of The Dave Ramsey Show)

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  • Jacob
  • 06-09-12

Pretty Darn Good

Where does Outstanding! rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I liked this book. John has some good insights into how to move an organization, or even yourself, forward. I will likely listen to it again because "repetition is the motor of learning." This book covers mostly different material from QBQ, so don't be overly worried about duplicate material.

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  • PattyNwork
  • 30-11-22

Must read

Must read for new employees and executives alike. If you want to be outstanding, listen to this over and over again.

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  • Joe Jernigan
  • 21-07-22

Outstanding

The whole philosophy behind all of these books is life-changing. Thank you for sharing and inspiring and encouraging.

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  • ConcentratedBacon
  • 21-01-20

great story

even though it's short, its packed full of a information, inrecommend sitting with a notebook and implementing these in your workplace.

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  • alwaysgone
  • 14-04-19

Outstanding!

Excellent, provides another lens to work through. Definitely a good resource, one that I will go back to more than once in order to continue doing my part and help myself become outstanding!

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  • Abraham Orozco
  • 08-09-18

i recommend this book to everyone

This book has helped me tremendously in life and at work. I recommend this book to every trainee and coworker of mine.

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  • Tara Greeson
  • 24-04-17

Another great book by John G. Miller!

Great content and a very easy read/listen. Great illustrations and well read. I bought this after having listened to QBQ! several times. I am looking forward to his other books. Highly recommended!!

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 07-06-16

Great Read!

As a manager overseeing around 30 people in 5 different locations, I was able to take these lessons and add them to my everyday routines. These days without exceptional customer service your business will sink fast and I was able to formulate my own examples based on the stories in this book to create some really great trainings for my team. Would rate 6 stars if I could.

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  • Frank
  • 26-04-15

Another home run by John G Miller!

Outstanding is another practical set of life principals that can be applied to any facet of your professional life. John G Miller provides a simple to follow roadmap that takes personal accountability to another level.

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  • Jeff
  • 09-09-12

One of my favorites

47 powerful short topics on business greatness. I find myself coming back to this book once a year, it is as enjoyable as it is insightful. I have recommended this book more than any other I own.