Transforming the clunky organization : pragmatic leadership skills for breaking inertia / Samuel B. Bacharach.
By: Bacharach, Samuel B [author.].
Series: The pragmatic leadership series.Publisher: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, ©2018Description: 188 p: illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501710599; 9781501710032.Subject(s): Organizational change | Organizational effectiveness | Leadership | Executive ability | Organizational behaviorGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HD58.8 .B335 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000016797 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The doldrums of inertia -- Leading for robust discovery -- Leading for focused delivery -- Conclusion : pragmatic leadership and the couch-potato organization.
"This book specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. It includes case illustrations from technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail business sectors. Illustrations are drawn from organizations such as Amazon, Apple, Borders, Merrill Lynch, Nintendo, Starbucks, and Unilever, among many others. The book says that organizational leaders need to continuously explore new opportunities and transfer insights into new products, processes, and directions. They also need to mobilize support for ideas, sustain and drive these ideas forward, and achieve results"--