The age of heretics : a history of the radical thinkers who reinvented corporate management / Art Kleiner.
By: Kleiner, Art
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TextSeries: Warren Bennis signature series: Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2008Edition: 2nd ed.General Notes: "A Warren Bennis book"--P. [v].Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-336) and index.Description: xix, 391 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780470190708 (cloth); 0470190701 (cloth).Subject(s): Organizational change -- United States -- Case studies | Management -- United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 658.4/063 Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description Summary: In this second edition, the author explores the nature of effective leadership in times of change and defines its importance to the corporation of the future. He describes a heretic as a visionary who creates change in large-scale companies, balancing the contrary truths they can't deny against their loyalty to their organizations. This book reveals how managers can get stuck in counterproductive ways of doing things and shows why it takes a heretical point of view to get past the deadlock and move forward.
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"A Warren Bennis book"--P. [v].
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-336) and index.
In this second edition, the author explores the nature of effective leadership in times of change and defines its importance to the corporation of the future. He describes a heretic as a visionary who creates change in large-scale companies, balancing the contrary truths they can't deny against their loyalty to their organizations. This book reveals how managers can get stuck in counterproductive ways of doing things and shows why it takes a heretical point of view to get past the deadlock and move forward.
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