The People Part: Seven Agreements Entrepreneurs and Leaders Make to Build Teams, Accelerate Growth, and Banish Burnout for Good

Annie Hyman Pratt is a master at developing leaders and teams that drive rapid growth and sustainable success, enabling entrepreneurs to work on the strategic and visionary aspects of their business--and have the time, freedom, and impact they desire.Annie scaled her family's business, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, by more than 10x, taking it from 7 domestic "mom and pop shops" to an international brand of 70+ stores in just 7 years' time before leading the company through a highly successful sale. She has spent the last two decades as a top-tier business consultant and has helped more than 75 companies and entrepreneurs take their business to the next level.Her track record of success stems from her unique approach to business strategy, structure, systems, finance, and the "missing link" of human behavior that brings it all together. Whatever challenges you may be facing in your business, Annie has already seen it--and solved it.Annie holds a bachelor of arts from UCLA in Economics/Business, is a licensed CPA, and holds a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.

"Success in business today means responding to change at an ever-increasing pace--due to factors such as competition, evolving technology, and increasing client expectations. Delivering more value with fewer resources is the name of the game. However, in this environment, even when a business is winning, the leaders and teams playing the game often feel like they are losing--plagued by overwhelm and burnout. Most business books try to address this problem with systems, structures, and values. What's missing? The 'People Part'--the often-misunderstood area of a business where leaders and team members do the actual thinking, interacting, and performing together. Drawing on Annie's 30 years of working with humans in business, this ... book outlines seven ... agreements to build a high-performance team"--Publisher marketing.