Pinnacle
Book

Pinnacle

Five Principles That Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain

Steve Preda and Gregory Cleary
Steve Preda, Gregory Cleary, 2022

Read, Listen, or Discuss

 Discuss
  • 0.5×
  • 0.75×
  • 1×
  • 1.25×
  • 1.5×
  • 1.75×
1×

Editorial Rating

8

getAbstract Rating

  • Analytical
  • Applicable
  • Overview

Recommendation

Steve Preda and Gregory Cleary designed their Pinnacle Business Guides as manuals to aid entrepreneurs in creating personal business operating systems. Every business has unique characteristics, so every company’s operating system will also differ. Preda and Cleary highlight the elements such a system requires and explain what kinds of businesses will benefit from utilizing it. Both new entrepreneurs and executives will find potentially helpful ideas, information and insights in their manual.

Summary

Your business operating system should incorporate five principles that prioritize people, purpose, playbooks, performance and profitable results.

Pinnacle Business Guides address entrepreneurs who want to create tailored operating systems that fit their individual companies. Every business has its unique characteristics, so every business operating system is different.

A tailored operating system like Pinnacle works best in three kinds of businesses. In the first, senior executives feel exasperated. They believe they could perform at a higher level if they could establish superior practices and incorporate what they’re learning from their operations. In the second business model, leaders seek to build an exceptional business in the context of their industry. In the third, senior executives believe strongly their company could expand, but they need assistance.

Within these categories, Pinnacle works best for privately-held businesses. Unless leaders have a direct equity stake in a business and its performance, senior executives may lack the incentive to make uncomfortable choices.

Pinnacle helps entrepreneurs assemble teams...

About the Authors

Steve Preda and George Cleary are leadership team coaches. Cleary is founder of the Pinnacle Business Guides.

Comment on this summary

More on this topic

By the same authors

Buyable
Book

Steve Preda

Buyable

Your Guide to Building a Self-Managing, Fast-Growing, and High-Profit Business

    Learners who read this summary also read

    Mastering the Rockefeller Habits
    Book

    Verne Harnish

    Mastering the Rockefeller Habits

    What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm
    Scaling Up
    Book

    Verne Harnish

    Scaling Up

    How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don’t
    EnergizeGrowth Now
    Book

    Lisa Nirell

    EnergizeGrowth Now

    The Marketing Guide to a Wealthy Company
    The Escher Cycle
    Book

    Finn Jackson

    The Escher Cycle

    Creating Self-Reinforcing Business Advantage
    Kiss Theory Good Bye
    Book

    Bob Prosen

    Kiss Theory Good Bye

    Five Proven Ways to Get Extraordinary Results in Any Company
    Predictable Success
    Book

    Les McKeown

    Predictable Success

    Getting Your Organization On the Growth Track--and Keeping It There

      Related Skills

      AI Transformation
      Produktiver werden
      Karriere
      Wirksam kommunizieren
      Businessplan entwickeln
      Innovative Produkte entwickeln
      Besser denken
      Drive AI Transformation
      Drive Team Performance
      Entrepreneurship
      Personalwesen
      Innovation
      Operative Planung leiten
      Sich selbst führen
      Gut leben
      Unternehmenskommunikation managen
      Manage People and Talent
      Produktinnovation managen
      Teams und Abteilungen managen
      Management
      Marketing
      Karriere planen
      Soft Skills
      Organisationen verstehen
      Berufliche Kompetenzen
      Strategisch innovieren
      Unternehmensperformance steigern
      Führungswirkung steuern
      Teamziele setzen
      Sinn finden
      Marketingstrategie entwickeln
      Executive Leadership
      Eigenen Purpose finden
      Unternehmenskultur gestalten
      Kundenorientierung fördern
      Strategisch denken
      Führung
      Produktstrategie entwickeln
      Ziele setzen und erreichen
      Karriereziele setzen
      Persönliche Entwicklung
      Strategisch planen
      Unternehmenskultur verstehen
      Set AI Vision & Strategy
      Unternehmenskultur beeinflussen
      Strategisch führen
      Unternehmensziele setzen
      Unternehmens-Purpose kommunizieren
      Product Vision definieren
      Strategie umsetzen
      Strategisch kommunizieren
      Gemeinsame Vision definieren
      Unternehmensstrategie kommunizieren
      Purpose, Vision und Mission definieren