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 83
... What's that ? " Well , what he did was take the bottom half of an office chair , that is , the undercarriage and casters , put a weight on it , and spin it around on a piece of test carpet 30,000 times . He even had a little counter to ...
... What's that ? " Well , what he did was take the bottom half of an office chair , that is , the undercarriage and casters , put a weight on it , and spin it around on a piece of test carpet 30,000 times . He even had a little counter to ...
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... What have you learned ? What really bugs you the most about such groups ? What's been nifty ? What's been memorable ? What seems to have been going on at work when people were really soaring ? When they were at each other's throats ? A ...
... What have you learned ? What really bugs you the most about such groups ? What's been nifty ? What's been memorable ? What seems to have been going on at work when people were really soaring ? When they were at each other's throats ? A ...
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... what's important to success today . Simple , visible measures of what's important should mark every square foot of every department in every operation . Place special emphasis on developing measures associated with revenue gen- eration ...
... what's important to success today . Simple , visible measures of what's important should mark every square foot of every department in every operation . Place special emphasis on developing measures associated with revenue gen- eration ...
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
Creating Total Customer Responsiveness | 47 |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 281 |
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