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About Scaling Up & Verne Harnish

Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with more than 200 partners on six continents, Verne has spent the past three decades helping companies scale up.

He’s the author of the bestselling Mastering the Rockefeller Habits which has been translated into 9 languages; and along with the editors of Fortune, authored The Greatest Business Decisions of All Times, for which Jim Collins wrote the foreword. His latest book Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0) has won eight major international book awards including the prestigious 2015 International Book Award for Best General Business book.

Rick Crossland is a Certified Scaling Up Coach

Rick Crossland is a Certified Scaling Up Coach

As a Certified Scaling Up Coach, Rick assists growth companies with the development of the One-Page Strategic Plan and implementation of the Four Decisions™, based on the book Scaling Up by founder Verne Harnish

With this executive leadership certification, Rick focuses primarily on the development of chief executives and their executive teams of $10M to $500M growth companies.

The Scaling Up One Page Strategic Plan is the culmination of the four critical business decisions (People, Strategy, Execution, Cash) that growth companies must get right to maximize their revenue, profit and time. The One Page Strategic Plan will help you and your management team become aligned, focused, and accountable, working with purpose toward common goals.

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Praise for Rick and The A Player advantage

“Very specific and very readable, The A Player is your strategic guide to transforming solid players into champions! The brilliance of Crossland’s book is that it’s for any employee who wants to be a top performer as well as any manager who wants to transform B or even C Players into A Players. It will help your organization achieve the performance you have versus the performance you want. Excellent!”

Marshall Goldsmith

World’s Foremost Executive Coach and Bestselling Author

“Topgrading is all about hiring only A Players, and Crossland’s book is a wonderfully practical manual to guide A Players to remain A Players, and it’s for anyone aspiring to be an A Player. Implicit in the book is a mini-MBA degree showing how A Players achieve great results. We at Topgrading, Inc. will use this book when coaching managers to move up to the A Player designation!”

Brad Smart

Founder and CEO of Topgrading and Bestselling Author

“Safelite AutoGlass is a company whose record-setting performance is fueled by our people. We strive to be a great place to work, with impactful leaders and talented individuals … the A Players. This book is a great catalyst to engage people to be their best. It offers a unique perspective on “what the CEO wants you to know.” I recommend it to anyone wishing to be a high performer and challenge his or her team to achieve new heights.”

Tom Feeney

President and CEO, Safelite AutoGlass

“Winning in business is all about unleashing the incredible power of people. The A Player is recommended reading for any company that wants to be filled with high performers. Fantastic!”

Jack Stack

CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation and Bestselling Author of The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome

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