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 366
... managers below them in a support- and - facilitation role . The middle manager , apparently in the way of the required organizational revolution , can become the most important player ... Middle Manager's Role P - 9 Management excellence.
... managers below them in a support- and - facilitation role . The middle manager , apparently in the way of the required organizational revolution , can become the most important player ... Middle Manager's Role P - 9 Management excellence.
Page 368
... middle managers - the " layer of insulation , " as he described them . He admits he gave them " no viable alternative " to their old and traditional role as " rule interpreters . " They were the scapegoats . Now , in the Second Wave ...
... middle managers - the " layer of insulation , " as he described them . He admits he gave them " no viable alternative " to their old and traditional role as " rule interpreters . " They were the scapegoats . Now , in the Second Wave ...
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... line supervisors , 363 ; first steps , 364-5 ; forces pushing toward centralization , 362 , 364 ; limit management layers to five , 359 ; middle managers , 362-3 ; put staff in the field , 359-60 ; senior managers , 362 Orr , Robin ...
... line supervisors , 363 ; first steps , 364-5 ; forces pushing toward centralization , 362 , 364 ; limit management layers to five , 359 ; middle managers , 362-3 ; put staff in the field , 359-60 ; senior managers , 362 Orr , Robin ...
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Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
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