A Simple Man Living in a Complex World: Life and Business: Campfire Stories from the Asylum (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780981936512)

A Simple Man Living in a Complex World is an enlightening, inspiring look at American business and the sometimes unlikely path to success. Told as a humorous and entertaining autobiography, Carrio conveys his principles of lean thinking, innovation, and cellular manufacturing that are key to winning. He relates how as a creative kid with dyslexia he was frustrated with formal education, escaping the system after high school with his critical thinking and sense of adventure intact. An odd assortment of characters become his accidental mentors, expanding his natural skills of invention, problem solving, and mechanics. He creates a successful manufacturing company from the ground up based on simplicity, efficiency, and fairness. Aspiring entrepreneurs and independent-thinking business owners will appreciate the lessons lurking in the outrageous campfire stories from the business asylum. This is a wild tale of go-kart racing, squirrels, and machining that will change the way you work.

Author: Glen J. Carrio
ISBN-10: 0981936512
ISBN-13: 9780981936512
Publisher: Wild Dog Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2008
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.29d