{"product_id":"looptail-9781455574070","title":"Looptail","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book combines an extraordinary first-person account of an entrepreneurial instinct to start and develop a highly-successful international travel adventure company and reveals unusual management secrets that not only keep employees fully engaged but also keep customers extremely happy.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAfter being fired from McDonald's as a teenager, Poon Tip decided that if he wanted to be successful in life, he would need to be self employed. To do that, he started G Adventures in 1990 with financing based upon his maxed-out credit cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the results were startling: people loved going on vacations to exotic spots around the world where they dealt wtih adventure and action. G Adventures is not for the faint of heart - it's for people who want to get away AND have memories to cherish for a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes G Adventures so successful? Poon Tip has created an entirely new and refreshing approach to management, which is related in LOOPTAIL. In his company, there's no CEO - but there is a company Mayor. There is no HR dept - but there is a Talent Agency and a company Culture Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoon Tip even offers any employee a check for $5,000 if he or she can actually hurt his feelings with less than positive feedback about the company and how it's being run, So far, nobody has claimed the prize.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Business Plus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67893357740210,"sku":"9781455574070","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9781455574070.jpg?v=1793833550","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/looptail-9781455574070","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}