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Lessons from the Titans: What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success
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Lessons from the Titans: What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success

by Scott Davis, Carter Copeland, Rob Wertheimer
July 2020
Beginner content levelBeginner
288 pages
8h 23m
English
McGraw-Hill
Audiobook available
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CHAPTER

8

ROPER

The Amazing Untold Story of Brian Jellison and His Timeless Lessons on Compounding

BY SCOTT DAVIS

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Roper’s success stems from the power of compounding, investing cash into higher- and then . . . even higher-returning assets. For all the value that was created over time at Roper, it all came from a simple acquisition model, a singular management philosophy, and a one-variable compensation scheme. That touches on something we may fail to highlight enough in this book. In all the ways that smart people can complicate all forms of business, the best of the best just seem to focus on a few basic drivers of value. Roper is perhaps ...

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ISBN: 9781260468403