How a tiny start-up slayed an industry giant before redefining the way
workers are managed around the globe.
This book recounts a success story rooted in one individual's desire to
embrace his entrepreneurial spirit and forge his own company. Mark Ain
led Kronos Incorporated from concept to the basements and garages of its
early core team to a soot-filled ironworks foundry, and from there to
its eventual role as a multi-billion-dollar global leader in an industry
it refined, then redefined, and ultimately led. The story of Mark Ain
and Kronos holds inspiration and insight for any aspiring
entrepreneur.
The tale starts not in a boardroom, but with Mark's early upbringing,
where his adventurous spirit and fearless nature readied him to be both
a risk-taking business pioneer and a leader who recognized the need to
take a nontraditional approach to team building, prioritizing fit over
resumes and potential over past accomplishments. The result was a
company that could and would truly stand the test of time.
His guiding philosophy of "If it isn't broke, fix it anyway!" applied in
equal measure to the products and solutions Kronos provided to its
ever-expanding customer base and to the way the company was structured
and operated to consistently reinvest in its employees.
Kronos, today known as the Ultimate Kronos Group, is now a
multi-billion-dollar global organization of almost 13,000 employees. And
Mark, the epitome of a triumphant business creator, has decided the time
is right to share his own experiences to inspire a next generation of
like-minded visionaries.
