Smart guidelines for building flexible, innovative companies Beat the System is a follow-up to Robert MacDonald's controversialbut successful first book, Cheat to Win. Packed with proven,real-life advice, Beat the System shows readers how to deal withthe bureaucracy that can smother the creativity andentrepreneurship essential to long-range business success. Beat theSystem teaches readers how to beat the bureaucratic system bybuilding entrepreneurial cultures in their businesses, theirdepartments, or even their individual jobs. MacDonald skillfullydescribes how business cultures develop, how bureaucraticprocedures and processes seep into them, and how to build anentrepreneurial culture even as we live in a bureaucratic world. Atthe heart of his system are practical steps that create a sense ofownership among employees, invites their participation, creates acommon mission, fosters an entrepreneurial atmosphere, and sharesthe rewards with all. Robert W. MacDonald (Wayzata, MN) is a true visionary in thefinancial services industry who rose from a door-to-door insurancesalesman to the CEO of Allianz Life of North America. He was alsothe founder, CEO, and chairman of LifeUSA.