Since I am not a customer of Dunkin' Donuts, I know very little about their origin story. When Around the Corner, Around the World hit my reading radar, I was intrigued and was compelled to read it. I was pleasantly surprised because the book was a mini MBA on how to grow a small business into an international brand.
Bruce Reed joins the host to uncover some of the big ideas in this book, including:
- working for a father after graduation
- knowing when and how to turn down a $7.5 million offer
- ideas for quarterly board meetings
- the author's four management pillars
- learning the art of exploitation and experimentation
- Drucker's advice on succession
- the author's reading list