The Ride of a Lifetime: Doing Business the Orange County Choppers Way by Paul Teutul, Mark Yost (With)
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- Pub. Date: March 2009
- 192pp
- Sales Rank: 7,111
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: March 2009
- Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
- Format: Hardcover, 192pp
- Sales Rank: 7,111
- ISBN-13: 9780470449974
- ISBN: 0470449977
Synopsis
Tough, smart business advice from the star of the hit TLC reality show "American Chopper"
Now in paperback, The Ride of a Lifetime elucidates the business principles that have made Paul Teutul Sr. and Orange County Choppers a household name. Paul's smart, commonsense business wisdom works for businesses both big and small in any industry. Here, he shows you firsthand how he built a uniquely successful business by working hard and demanding it from others; encouraging and embracing unfettered creativity; establishing well-defined roles for every team member and demanding they support each other; and using honest conflict and confrontation to solve problems and constantly innovate.
Paul and his sons build the best one-of-a-kind choppers in the world with unrivaled passion, creativity, and honesty. The Ride of a Lifetime shows you how they do it.
Offers an inside look at the business practices that built Orange County Choppers into a massively successful business
Reveals a different side to the OCC family patriarch
Full of practical, real world business principles that lead to unlimited success for any business
The Ride of a Lifetime is a smart, tough-as-nails guide to business success that every entrepreneur should read.
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Paul Teutul, Sr., a veteran of the Merchant Marine during the Vietnam War, is the founder of Orange County Choppers, one of the world's premier builders of custom motorcycles. Since 2002, he and his business have been the subject of the hit TLC show American Chopper. For more information, please visit orangecountychoppers.com.
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Excellent Place to Mine For Goldby M_L_Gooch_SPHR
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May 01, 2009: I gave a similar review to Mike Krzyzewski's book - The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team. As a corporate director of human resources, I am continually looking at various books for business and leadership advice. More often than not, I find the real gold nuggets embedded not in management books but tomes covering a wide array of genres. For me, this is one of those books. Most management books are simply repackaged repeats of the same drivel so we must look outside of own arena.
Teutrul has built a company that has a tremendous amount of passion and creativity. I believe there are lessons to be learned from this enterprise. From this book, I was able to find golden nuggets in the following topics: . Work Hard. Demand Hard Work from Others. Embracing Creativity. Team Member Roles. Team Support. Using Conflict Positively If a person can forge an entire group of eccentrics into a highly successful, cohesive team, then I am willing to listen and hopefully learn. For those who like relating bikes to business, I would suggest reading Zen and the art. I hope you find this review helpful Michael L. Gooch, SPHR - Author of Wingtips with SpursI Also Recommend: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, High Altitude Leadership, Don't Bring It to Work, Wingtips With Spurs.
one of the best cuys in the worldby nanas2
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March 03, 2009: i really injoy your show i watch it all the time and also i watch it just to see paul sr do his thing
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