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Title: HOW EXCELLENT COMPANIES AVOID DUMB THINGS
BREAKING THE 8 HIDDEN BARRIERS THAT PLAGUE EVEN THE BEST BUSINESSES
By: Neil Smith, Patricia O'Connell
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1137278404
ISBN 13: 9781137278401
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 24 September, 2013
Pages: 240
Description: How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things reveals the hidden barriers to success that exist in even the best-managed companies. Highlighting the principles managers need to apply in breaking down these barriers, Neil Smith offers a fast, proven solution to achieve remarkable results.
Synopsis: Companies make headline news all the time for decisions that make many of us scratch our heads in wonder, even those companies that are smart and successful. Here, New York Times bestselling author Neil Smith, with more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale performance improvements, reveals the hidden barriers that cause excellent companies to do dumb things and cause smart people within companies to act in dumb ways. Drawing on his years of experience working with CEOs and helping transform top global businesses, and insights to CEOs around the world, Smith has identified eight barriers that prevent organizations from both achieving and maintaining sustainable success. Rich with anecdotes and case studies, Smith outlines a fast and proven process in which 12 principles of business transformation can break down the barriers holding companies back.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Returnable
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