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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... meeting lasted ? About thirty seconds : Old Man Coleman sits bolt upright in his chair and bellows out : " You mean we've got goods out there that aren't working ? Get ' em back . Replace ' em , and find out why , god- dammit . " And ...
... meeting lasted ? About thirty seconds : Old Man Coleman sits bolt upright in his chair and bellows out : " You mean we've got goods out there that aren't working ? Get ' em back . Replace ' em , and find out why , god- dammit . " And ...
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... meeting at Calloway Gardens , Georgia , in 1986 . Four grueling , down - to - the - wee - hours - of - the - morning sessions , no recreation- this is a survival exercise , as Roger sees it . He's just come out of a meeting with his ...
... meeting at Calloway Gardens , Georgia , in 1986 . Four grueling , down - to - the - wee - hours - of - the - morning sessions , no recreation- this is a survival exercise , as Roger sees it . He's just come out of a meeting with his ...
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... meeting , but this wasn't his way . She respected him for it , but it increased her burden of responsibility . Everything might depend on how she handled the encounter . [ Adam Dalgliesh is James's Sherlock Holmes , a respected senior ...
... meeting , but this wasn't his way . She respected him for it , but it increased her burden of responsibility . Everything might depend on how she handled the encounter . [ Adam Dalgliesh is James's Sherlock Holmes , a respected senior ...
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