Broaden the vision and narrow the focus
Subtitle: managing in a world of paradox
By: James R. Lucas.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Westport, Connecticut
Language: eng
Subjects: Leadership.; Corporate culture.; Organizational effectiveness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The truth about paradox; title: Spread optimism and spread the ugly truth; title: Demand the truth and have it freely offered; title: Eliminate risk and take more risks; title: Focus on results and ignore results; title: Lead with the head and lead with the heart; title: Broaden the vision and narrow the focus; title: Live in the present and live in the future; title: Communicate more and filter information; title: Exercise authority and share power; title: Create passion and expect passion; title: Invite people in and send people home; title: Clarify boundaries and increase freedom; title: Increase pressure and reduce stress; title: Expand creativity and eliminate ideas; title: Encourage cooperation and encourage conflict; title: Nurture customers and fire customers; title: Benchmark competitors and ignore what they're doing; title: Reduce costs and increase spending; title: Move faster and take more time; title: Be consistent and change everything; title: Applying the paradox principle to create wealth.