Executive Focus: Three More Keys to Growing Your Company the Old-fashioned Way

6. Instill a small company soul into a big company body. A small company soul is entrepreneurial. Employees have a sense of ownership of the customer, are held accountable for results and share in the rewards of those results. When held to these standards, employees act like entrepreneurs. They are energized and engaged in the day-to-day business because they feel they have some control over their destiny. They have autonomy and respect, and they feel rewarded for their efforts.