Detonate
Subtitle: why -- and how -- corporations must blow up best practices (and bring a beginner's mind) to survive
By: Geoff Tuff and Steve Goldbach
Contributors: Goldbach, Steve, 1973- author
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781119476153
Subjects: Organizational change; Employee empowerment; Success in business
Description: "This book explains how organizations built up bad habits, identifies which ones masquerade as "best practices," and suggests alternatives that can contribute to winning in the marketplace. With a focus on optimism and empowerment, it focuses on an approach and mindset which are critical to successfully compete in an era characterized by profound technological advances and uncertainty"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Light the fuse; title: Tinderbox : hazardous unwritten rules; title: Spark : acceleration of the vicious cycle; title: Coordinates : targeting the blast; title: Blow up your playbooks; title: Dismantle your P & L : revenue should be the last thing you worry about; title: Trash the calendar : A strategic planning schedule is largely a waste of time; title: Defy expertise : syndicated data creates zero advantage; title: Upend insight : customers can't tell you what they believe; title: Lose control : discard opportunity management systems; title: Stomp out platitudes : celebrating failure is an excuse for mediocrity; title: Embrace impermanence : org charts and career paths are past their sell-by date; title: Build something better; title: Where to start : pick your site to apply the detonate mindset; title: Implications for leadership : accelerate by asking better questions; title: Minimally viable thoughts.