Optimizing luck
Subtitle: what the passion to succeed in space can teach business leaders on earth
By: Thomas Meylan and Terry Teays.
Contributors: Teays, Terry, 1950-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Davies-Black Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Mountain View, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780891062226
Subjects: Organizational effectiveness; Organizational change; Success in business; Management
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The groundwork; title: The success of the International Ultraviolet Explorer Project; title: Luck-optimizing systems; title: Fault-tolerant systems; title: Leadership; title: The practices; title: Hiring; title: Delegation; title: Adaptability; title: Running lean; title: Communication; title: Rewards and success; title: The culture; title: Theory of the luck-optimizing corporate culture; title: Creations of the luck-optimizing corporate culture; title: Resources; title: Index.