organizational effectiveness

Explains how nine profitable and well-run companies are making better products, solving customers' problems, and creating value simply by acting like start-up companies no matter how large the corporation becomes.

"Uses the founding fathers with their traits of ingenuity, determination, passion, resourcefulness as an example for leaders in modern businesses"--OCLC.

"Explains that bias is the result of mental shortcuts and our likes and dislikes, and is a natural part of the human condition. And what we assume about each other and how we interact with one another has vast effects on our organizational success, especially in the workplace. Teaching you how to overcome unconscious bias, this book provides more than thirty unique tools, such as a prep worksheet and a list of ways to reframe your unconscious thoughts"--Provided by publisher.

"There are millions of people--HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers--whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society's most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln . . . gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture"--Publisher.

Examines the teaching and learning methods used by successful organizations, looking at the strategies employed by over a dozen legendary company builders including Jack Welch and Michael Dell.

Presents a system of thinking and acting that, if followed correctly, can reduce the "learning disabilities" of any organization.

Geoffrey Bellman shares his Getting Things Done model designed to help people make useful contributions to their organizations regardless of their formal positions.