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Goldilocks on management : 27 revisionist fairy tales for serious managers /
Fairy tales have been handed down from generation to generation, from culture to culture. This volume creates a whole new audience for these magical, entertaining tales - businesspeople. It revises classic fairy tales to reveal the illuminating management principles they contain. Readers will learn...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
AMACOM,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Basic Lesson: Sales and negotiation strategies must be carefully planned and implemented to be effective
- 2. Jack and the Beanstalk
- Basic Lesson: Innovative solutions result from "outside the box" thinking
- 3. Little Red Riding Hood
- Basic Lesson: Competitors will take advantage of inexperience
- 4. The Three Little Pigs
- Basic Lesson: Optimal results arise from careful contingency planning
- 5. Rumpelstiltskin
- Basic Lesson: Unrealistic performance expectations result in inappropriate behaviors
- 6. The Emperor's New Clothes
- Basic Lesson: Individuals without a vested interest are the only reliable sources of accurate information
- 7. The Little Match Girl
- Basic Lesson: Inadequate business planning results in business failure
- 8. Hansel and Gretel
- Basic Lesson: If something appears too good to be true, it usually is
- 9. The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Basic Lesson: Specific technology from one industry can be successfully adopted to others
- 10. Sleeping Beauty
- Basic Lesson: Excluding pertinent individuals from the planning process results in poor outcomes
- 11. The Ugly Duckling
- Basic Lesson: To help your staff members achieve optimal performance, be flexible and tolerant in nurturing their innate skills
- 12. The Hare and the Tortoise
- Basic Lesson: To be successful, an organization needs to have a clear focus
- 13. Puss in Boots
- Basic Lesson: Take control of circumstances or they will take control of you
- 14. The Steadfast Tin Soldier
- Basic Lesson: If you fail to function proactively, you'd better prepare to accept the consequences
- 15. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- Basic Lesson: Do not squander your political capital
- 16. Chicken Little
- Basic Lesson: Control rumors with timely, accurate, and effective communication
- 17. The Princess and the Pea
- Basic Lesson: The validation of credentials may require substantial effort
- but such effort is worth it
- 18. Cinderella
- Basic Lesson: High performers should be given the opportunity to succeed
- 19. The Pied Piper
- Basic Lesson: Consultants must be carefully managed
- 20. The Elves and the Shoemaker
- Basic Lesson: Quality work and service will ultimately be recognized and rewarded
- 21. Beauty and the Beast
- Basic Lesson: Honoring both written and unwritten contracts is its own reward
- 22. The Old Woman and Her Pig
- Basic Lesson: For teams to be effective, they should be customized for specific tasks
- 23. The Bremen Town Musicians
- Basic Lesson: Functional teams multiply your effectiveness
- 24. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Basic Lesson: To be truly effective, managers need to participate in continuous learning
- 25. The Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Basic Lesson: Do not let greed interfere with good sense
- 26. The Goose With the Golden Eggs
- Basic Lesson: Do not undervalue the means of production
- 27. Nail Soup
- Basic Lesson: Effective leaders adapt their management approach to best suit the particular situation.