The second cycle : winning the war against bureaucracy / Lars Kolind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolind, Lars.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management.

Success in business.

Creative ability in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 230 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

You're growing fast. You're profitable. Maybe they're even writing great things about you in the business press. But, just beneath the surface, are you incubating the seeds of disaster? It's happened over and over again, in one industry after another, to companies ranging from IBM to Upjohn. In this book, Lars Kolind helps you uncover the earliest signs of trouble--and reignite a powerful new growth cycle. Drawing upon his own experience as the CEO who turned around Oticon, the world's top manufacturer of hearing aids, Kolind introduces a comprehensive toolbox for revitalizing mature organizations: tools for creating consensus around change, using staff more effectively, promoting innovation, and much more. Finally, he applies his tools to a wide range of organizations in decline, including the U.S. auto industry. The result: specific, practical advice you can adapt to galvanize your organization, no matter how well you're doing today.

Contents:

The first cycle: why success breeds failure

The second cycle: a new paradigm

Meaning

Partnership

From hierarchy to collaboration

Leadership

The toolbox

Three live case studies

Conclusion

Appendix: How Oticon entered the second cycle.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610848263

9780132716376

0132716372

9781280848261

128084826X

9780132055093

0132055090

OCLC:

1027190740

Publisher Number:

9780131736290