The Way of the Ronin Riding the Waves of Change

by Potter, Beverly A.; Gouig, Matt

• ISBN13: 9781579510510
• ISBN10: 1579510515
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-23
• Publisher: Ronin Publishing

Summary

Using the discipline of the ronin — the free-roaming samurai of ancient Japan — this ground-breaking book presents innovative career strategies for getting ahead in an unpredictable workplace.

Table of Contents

PART ONE---The Feudal Workplace	1	(54)
Fast Track	3	(7)
Waves of Change	10	(9)
The Company Way	19	(5)
Corporate Feudalism	24	(5)
Vassals in Training	29	(9)
Powerlessness	38	(8)
There is No Peter Principle	46	(9)
PART TWO---The Emerging Ronin	55	(42)
Free Agents	57	(10)
Wave Men	67	(6)
Have Skills Will Travel	73	(6)
Managing Stress	79	(9)
Developing a Zen Mind	88	(9)
PART THREE---Ronin Strategies	97	(62)
New Game, New Strategies	99	(4)
Strategy---Move Indirectly	103	(7)
Strategy---Concentrated Dispersion	110	(8)
Strategy---Maintain the Initiative	118	(7)
Strategy---Concentrate on Key Factors	125	(4)
Strategy---Ride Trends, Avoid Fads	129	(2)
Strategy---Get Visibility	131	(7)
Strategy---Connect	138	(4)
Strategy---Transform	142	(12)
Strategy---Boomerang	154	(5)
PART FIVE---Corporate Ronin	159	(19)
Corporate Change	161	(5)
Ronin as Company Assets	166	(3)
Becoming a Corporate Ronin	169	(9)
Index	178	(7)
About Docpotter	185