Leading Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2022
I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. The book was a huge business bestseller and served as a guide for managers for many years to come. Yet, Peters and Waterman pointed out that there were bright spots in the economy. Feel familiar? Perhaps not.
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
In Adhocracy , Robert Waterman notes that “Bureaucracy gets us through the day; it deals efficiently with everyday problems. Waterman explains: Stud poker is a good metaphor for this process. In stud poker, as in product development or any other ad hoc work, you don’t know whether you have a winner until the last card has been played.
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Michael Lee Stallard
NOVEMBER 23, 2014
Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. In every instance, however, I observed several managers in their organizations who were masters at kissing up and kicking down. In effect, these organizations experienced a leadership gap.
Rich Gee Group
DECEMBER 10, 2010
Peters and Waterman — “In Search of Excellence”. How To Be More Productive When You Work From Home. Every so often, a person comes along, writes a book, and changes the way people act. Napoleon Hill did it with”Think and Grow Rich”. Dale Carnegie — “How To Win Friends and Influence People”. And Keith Ferrazzi — “Never Eat Alone”.
The Practical Leader
AUGUST 10, 2011
You may have a heart of gold — but so does a hard-boiled egg.&# Way too many managers confuse intentions, plans, and declarations with actions. You and your managers cannot set bold new directions and then delegate their implementation. Managing by Muddling Around. notch products or services nobody wanted.
Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Consider this: a recent survey conducted by NFI Research showed more than two-thirds of senior executives and managers said they believed their organizations would be more productive if “personal discussion” was used to disseminate information. We choose to talk via text rather than chat via…well…chatting.
Tim Milburn
OCTOBER 2, 2013
Bob Waterman has written a penetrating little book, Adhocracy: The Power to Change. The people in the Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania, AES plant learned what many workers and managers know across the country: They learned who is responsible for the way things run. Focused leadership over time implies productive, useful perseverance.
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