At last it's here—a proven, easy-to-implement management system that can help every company (big or small) improve its performance, execution, and profitability. The key is an innovative concept called "Vital Factors," a management process that helps companies identify and manage the often hidden components that either hold them back or propel them to success.

The Vital Factors process is the brainchild of MAP, one of the nation's leading management consulting firms. For the past 45 years, more than 12,000 companies have used MAP and its Vital Factors process to transform their organizations and become leaders in their fields. Drawing on the experiences of dozens of MAP clients, Vital Factors gives companies and individuals a detailed blueprint for success, showing them how to clearly define their mission, values, and strategic goals and how to achieve them on a consistent basis. The narrative is driven by real-life stories of people who have used the MAP system to fulfill their highest goals and ambitions.

They include:

• Debra, a mid-level manager who used the Vital Factors process to become a top executive at Wells Fargo Bank
• Michael, a young entrepreneur who used MAP principles to save his business and achieve sustained growth and profitability
• Ted, a self-made leader who used MAP to master one of the toughest challenges in business: managing highly creative people
• Christi, a visionary educator whose nonprofit organization uses MAP to help at-risk immigrant children succeed in American schools

Unique among business books, Vital Factors is a lively and inspiring manual for success in business and in life.

About The Author 

Lee Froschheiser is president and CEO of MAP. He has managed organizations in the private and public sectors, and as a coach and mentor, he has trained many of the premier business leaders in the United States today.

Paul Chutkow is the best-selling author of Visa:The Power of an Idea, Harvests of Joy, Depardieu,and Perrier: The Book.