Rethinking the Future
Subtitle: Rethinking Business, Principles, Competition, Control & Complexity, Leadership, Markets and the World
Contributors: Rowan Gibson (Editor); Warren G. Bennis (Editor)
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
Published: March 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781857881035
Subjects: Economic forecasting; Management & management techniques; Entrepreneurship; Organizational change; Organization Development; Business / Economics / Finance; Leadership; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Organizational effectiveness; Strategic planning
Description: This book is a meeting place of minds. It provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into tomorrow from today's most highly-regarded business thinkers.

Rethinking The Future is about a world of increasing uncertainty in which the very nature of work, of organizations and of economics is changing. It is about the move away from traditional hierarchies and the democratization of power. It is about giant nation states and corporations giving way to global networks. Tomorrow's executives will need to understand business at a far more global and synergistic level than ever before, and to feel comfortable leading people who have learned to manage themselves.

This is a book for those executives. The book looks at how organizations can be redesigned to survive and thrive in tomorrow's hyper-competitive global environment. How they can learn to adapt to change and dramatically improve their performance. And how they should be 'managed', if at all.

Most importantly of all, the book gives readers a framework for understanding the big picture. It provides a panoramic perspective that puts all the pieces together in a coherent and easily understandable context. In fact, it represents an entire bookshelf condensed between two covers - a business education for the 21st Century. Rethinking The Future is essential reading for anyone concerned with business success beyond the next quarter.