Growing Pains

Now in its fourth edition, Growing Pains is the definitive guide to how start-ups become large, professionally managed organizations without losing the special spark that launched them. This volume shows how a successful organization can make a smooth transition to professionalism without being encumbered by bureaucracy.

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Since it was first published in 1986, Growing Pains has become a classic resource for understanding how start-ups can make the transition to become large, professionally-managed organizations that maintain the special spark that launched them. In the fourth edition of Growing Pains, authors Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle have thoroughly revised and updated the book to include new ideas and concepts including information about strategic planning, Sarbanes-Oxley, family businesses, and overcoming growing pains, as well as new examples and cases of companies.