The Leader's Guide to Radical Management Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Century

by Denning, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780470548684
• ISBN10: 0470548681
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-12
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The Leader's Guide to Radical Management shows how innovation can become an organization-wide capability, a part of an entire firm's DNA.

Author Biography

Stephen Denning is a leading writer who consults with organizations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia on leadership, management, innovation, and business narrative. In 2009, he was a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford University, U.K. He is the author of The Secret Language of Leadership—a Financial Times selection in Best Books of 2007, and a 800-CEO-READ selection as the best book on leadership in 2007.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Management Today	p. 9
A Brief History of Management	p. 22
What Radical Management Means	p. 40
The Seven Principles of Continuous Innovation
Principle #1: Delighting Clients	p. 57
Principle #2: Self-Organizing Teams	p. 89
Principle #3: Client-Driven Iterations	p. 115
Principle #4: Delivering Value to Clients in Each Iteration	p. 140
Principle #5: Radical Transparency	p. 164
Principle #6: Continuous Self-Improvement	p. 182
Principle #7: Interactive Communication	p. 206
Implementation
A River of Cascading Conversations	p. 225
Epilogue	p. 263
Appendix: Summary of Radical Management Practices	p. 269
Notes	p. 274
Acknowledgments	p. 309
About the Author	p. 313
Index	p. 315
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