Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management RevolutionThe national bestseller that offers prescriptions for an economic world turned upside down. "Enough inspiration and information to feed American management for years."-- "Industry Week" A "New York Times" bestseller for eleven months."Enough inspiration and information to feed American managers for years." "--Industry Week" "A provocative and worthwhile book, loaded with sound advice on how to manage our institutions in a world in which the old ways do not seem to work." "--Across the Board" |
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Page 141
... Corporate Cultures , and I had a lively discussion about how precise a corporate strategy has to be . Our conclusion : It must be " not wrong " and be widely " bought into " by everyone in the organization . That is , the “ perfect ...
... Corporate Cultures , and I had a lively discussion about how precise a corporate strategy has to be . Our conclusion : It must be " not wrong " and be widely " bought into " by everyone in the organization . That is , the “ perfect ...
Page 274
... corporate capacity for continu- ous change must be dramatically increased . Assess each and every action in light of its contribution to an increased corporate capacity for change . Create a Corporate Capacity for Innovation I - 10 BUILDING ...
... corporate capacity for continu- ous change must be dramatically increased . Assess each and every action in light of its contribution to an increased corporate capacity for change . Create a Corporate Capacity for Innovation I - 10 BUILDING ...
Page 361
... corporate staffs . It didn't work out that way . What all frustrated businesspersons joke about turned out to be hard fact . The division staffs were immediately able to reduce their numbers , too . That is , it turned out that much of ...
... corporate staffs . It didn't work out that way . What all frustrated businesspersons joke about turned out to be hard fact . The division staffs were immediately able to reduce their numbers , too . That is , it turned out that much of ...
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 281 |
A New View of Leadership | 387 |
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