The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think

Finally, an answer to the ultimate business question: How do some companies achieve exceptional performance over the long term?
 
In every sector, there’s an outlier. In the phar­maceutical industry, it’s Merck. In discount retail, it’s Family Dollar. It used to be Wrig­ley in candy and Maytag in appliances. Other superstars have been hidden in plain sight, like Heartland Express in trucking or Linear Technology in semiconductors. How do these exceptional companies deliver superi…