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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... flexibility . Peters's previous books , In Search of Excellence and A Passion for Excellence , described the parameters of corporate success in a relatively stable and predictable world . That world , he now argues , no longer exists ...
... flexibility . Peters's previous books , In Search of Excellence and A Passion for Excellence , described the parameters of corporate success in a relatively stable and predictable world . That world , he now argues , no longer exists ...
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... flexibility and creativity , diffusing responsibility for innovation , taking seriously labor's concern for job security and giving workers a stake in improved productivity via profit - linked bonuses and stock plans . For workers this ...
... flexibility and creativity , diffusing responsibility for innovation , taking seriously labor's concern for job security and giving workers a stake in improved productivity via profit - linked bonuses and stock plans . For workers this ...
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... flexibility of thought and action . Two - hundred - page plans do not . Moreover , flexibility is made possible by strategic capabilities and the habit of hustle ( the ability to execute strategies quickly ) ; strategic plans can ...
... flexibility of thought and action . Two - hundred - page plans do not . Moreover , flexibility is made possible by strategic capabilities and the habit of hustle ( the ability to execute strategies quickly ) ; strategic plans can ...
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Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
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