Spiral up-- : and other management secrets behind wildly successful initiatives / Jane C. Linder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linder, Jane C.

Contributor:

Books24x7, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Success in business.

Management.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 254 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, 2008 (Norwood, Mass. : Books24x7.com [generator])

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Maybe the reason so many well-intentioned management initiatives fall short is because typical "best practice" methods only help managers avoid failure, rather than produce genuinely spectacular results. Jane Linder proposes a new way of managing. Based on her study of more than 40 wildly successful projects, she has identified five characteristics that fly in the face of conventional practice: Make Space – Allow the project to grow and develop in unpredictable ways. Get it Right – Insist on finding the right answers to the toughest questions. Make a Difference – Reach beyond your grasp to accomplish the impossible. Energize People – Create an emotional environment filled with challenge. Spiral Up – Don’t stop with a single achievement; use it as a step to greater success. From developing a virtual reality simulator for underwater mining equipment to saving an Ohio oil refinery from closure, Spiral Up presents accounts of everyday project champions who have produced breathtaking results . . . and shows readers how to do the same.

Contents:

Concrete slippers or helium high tops : the management secrets behind wildly successfuly initiatives

Locked in Lima : an oil refinery at risk creates a new future

Secret #1: reach beyond your grasp

The connected revenue agency: Stansylvania's tax administration learns to love change

Secret #2: make space

The bigger dig: unconventional scientists break new ground in underwater mining

Secret #3: get it right

AIRNow : EPA mavericks show that good air quality has grass roots

Secret #4: energize people

Coplink : unconventional collaboration revolutionizes law enforcement

Secret #5: spiral up

Working wonders : putting the pieces together.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786611126735

9781281126733

128112673X

9780814409633

0814409636

OCLC:

1024261488