Practically Radical - Not So Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry,

Zusatztext " Practically Radical is packed with big ideas! hands-on advice! and inspiring case studies to help you succeed. It's a game plan for entrepreneurs and executives who want to change the world for the better." Informationen zum Autor William C. Taylor is a cofounder of Fast Company and coauthor (with Polly LaBarre) of Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win . A graduate of Princeton University and the MIT Sloan School of Management, he hosts a blog on being "Practically Radical" on HarvardBusiness Online. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with his wife and two daughters. Klappentext A manifesto for change in an era when change is the name of the game. In Practically Radical , William C. Taylor offers radical ideas and practical advice to help you fix what's wrong with your organization, launch new initiatives with the best chance to succeed, and rethink the logic of leadership itself. Exploring how twenty-five for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations—including IBM, Zappos, Swatch, the Girl Scouts, and Interpol—made remarkable strides in tough circumstances, Practically Radical raises (and answers) the make-or-break questions facing today's leaders in every field: Do you see opportunities the competition doesn't see? The most successful organizations embrace one-of-a-kind ideas in a world filled with "me-too" thinking. Do you have new ideas about where to look for new ideas? Routine practices in one field can be revolutionary when they migrate to another. Are you the most of anything? In business today, the middle of the road is the road to ruin. Are you getting the best contributions from the most people? Change is not a game best played by loners. Zusammenfassung “The most powerful and instructive change manual you’ll ever read. It will persuade and inspire you to change your business! your work! and maybe your life.” —Daniel H. Pink! bestselling author of A Whole New Mind In Practically Radical ! William C. Taylor! the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mavericks at Work offers a refreshing! rigorous new look at pragmatic ways to shake things up and make positive change in difficult times. Anything but your typical business book! Practically Radical is a must-own for small business owners and CEOs! for managers at all levels! and innovators and entrepreneurs of every stripe. ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William C. Taylor
• Verlag: William Morrow
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.07.2012
• EAN: 9780061734687
• ISBN: 978-0-06-173468-7
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Sonstiges; Business and Management, Reference works, Social, group or collective psychology, Project management, Management decision making, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Working patterns and practices, Research and development management, Consultancy, SELF-HELP: Self-Management / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Reference, EDUCATION: Leadership, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Decision-Making & Problem Solving, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Project Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Development / Business Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Workplace Culture, EDUCATION: Professional Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Consulting