Marshall Goldsmith
APRIL 5, 2011
They worry over what the organization and their superiors ‘owe’ them and should do for them. Peter Drucker Peter Drucker has written extensively about the impact of the knowledge worker in modern organizations. Former Harvard Professor Chris Argyris pointed out how “upward feedback” often turns into “upward buck-passing”.
LDRLB
JULY 13, 2010
The book is very well written with excellent organization and a very conversational style. They create organizations that can sustain performance without their direct involvement. When the organization is truly autonomous, they have earned the right to step away. And then watch the organization take notice. (p.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 30, 2014
Organization as machine – this imagery from our industrial past continues to cast a long shadow over the way we think about management today. It isn’t the only deeply-held and rarely examined notion that affects how organizations are run. Along with the new means of production, organizations gained scale.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 5, 2012
The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 3, 2012
The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)
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