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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... failure . ( 7 ) To act speedily yields speedy failure . ( 8 ) Rx for speedy innovation : More failure , faster . ( 9 ) Rx for dramatically speeded - up innovation : Dramatically increased rates and amounts of failure . Plans can only go ...
... failure . ( 7 ) To act speedily yields speedy failure . ( 8 ) Rx for speedy innovation : More failure , faster . ( 9 ) Rx for dramatically speeded - up innovation : Dramatically increased rates and amounts of failure . Plans can only go ...
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Handbook for a Management Revolution Thomas J. Peters. Talk Up Failure The goal is to be more than tolerant of slip - ups . You must be like Wexner and actively encourage failure . Talk it up . Laugh about it . Go around the table at a ...
Handbook for a Management Revolution Thomas J. Peters. Talk Up Failure The goal is to be more than tolerant of slip - ups . You must be like Wexner and actively encourage failure . Talk it up . Laugh about it . Go around the table at a ...
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... failure fanatics , " constantly in search of a little mistake to applaud , even a dumb one made in an effort to improve something . THE DIRE RESULTS OF FAILING TO SUPPORT FAILURE It is so frightening to observe , as I repeatedly do ...
... failure fanatics , " constantly in search of a little mistake to applaud , even a dumb one made in an effort to improve something . THE DIRE RESULTS OF FAILING TO SUPPORT FAILURE It is so frightening to observe , as I repeatedly do ...
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
Creating Total Customer Responsiveness | 47 |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 281 |
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