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. Inflation was in double digits while productivity and personal income were stagnant — an economic condition that became known as stagflation. At the best companies, “The love of the product and customer was palpable.”.
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. By employing intuition (MBWA) + analytics (employee engagement and strategic alignment surveys), organizations can close the leadership gap to boost productivity, innovation and overall performance.
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 Idolbuster
AUGUST 10, 2012
Underperforming companies like this can also have a strong culture, but the focus tends to be on politics or “the numbers,” rather than on people or products. [ii] Waterman Jr. Waterman Jr. “The top people are inundated with trivia because there are no cultural norms.” Thomas J Peters and Robert H. Harper and Row (1982) p.
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. That seems simple enough, right?
The Practical Leader
AUGUST 10, 2011
Managers must LOL — lead out loud — if they are going to bring about culture change and shift behavior for higher levels of customer service, quality, safety, productivity, or innovation. notch products or services nobody wanted. An even greater danger is low customer input. Month End Myopia. Catch as Catch Can.
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