Pride in Performance: Keep It Going

By Les Schwab

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Money

Pride in Performance: Keep It Going is the autobiography of Les Schwab (1917-2007), founder of Les Schwab Tire Centers, published by Schwab himself in Prineville, Oregon. Schwab describes his Depression-era childhood and his 1952 purchase of a small tire shop in Prineville, which he grew into one of the largest independent tire chains in the United States. He explains the business philosophy behind it, especially sharing profits with employees and promoting store managers from within.

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