Synopses & Reviews
"The most riveting management book ever" -- Stewart Brand's Global Business Network Book Club
"Warren Bennis (and) coauthor Biederman describe hallmarks that distinguish extraordinary groups from groups whose performance is strictly so-so". -- Fortune
"Perfectly targeted to the harried captain of industry...smoothly written...extremely useful". -- The New York Times Book Review
"#1 Leadership Title. The lessons Bennis and Biederman offer...don't constitute the obvious advice most business books convey; these are real experiences". -- Amazon.com
"Bottom line: A fascinating look at collaborative genius, as well as take-home lessons that may teach and inspire". -- Training & Development
"According to (Roxanne) Cody at R.J. Julia's (of Madison, CT), 'There isn't anything that distinguishing one book from another, (with) a couple of exceptions, ' (such as) Warren Bennis's Organizing Genius". -- "Category Closeup: Business", Publishers Weekly, September 15, 1997
Synopsis
Uncovers the elements of creative collaboration by examining six of the century's most extraordinary groups and distill their successful practices into lessons that virtually any organization can learn and commit to in order to transform its own management into a collaborative and successful group of leaders. Paper. DLC: Organizational effectiveness - Case studies.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-229) and index.
About the Author
Warren Bennis is Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern California and a consultant to multinational companies and governments around the world. He also chairs the Advisory Board of the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University. He is author of more than thirty books and dozens of other articles on leadership, including Managing the Dream, Organizing Genius, and Learning to Lead. He lives in Santa Monica, California.