The Living Company
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1578518202 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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James F. Most companies do not survive the upheavals of change and competition over the long haul. What hidden lessons do they hold for the rest of us? Arie de Geus, the man who introduced the revolutionary concept of the learning organization, reveals the key to managing for a long and prosperous organizational life. Only those steeped in the habits of a living company will survive. It's in my book bag' - Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Drucker Foundation.. Arie de Geus challenges most of the conventional wisdom in management thinking today' - Dr. 'This profound and uplifting book is for the leaders in all of us. But there are a few remarkable firms that have withstood the test of several centuries. The Living Company speaks not just to aspiring leaders, but to anyone trying to adapt to a turbulent business environment. Moore, author of "The Death of Competition".'Arie de Geus gives leaders of the future an indispensable guidebook in which commitment to values, people, learning, and innovation defines the living company
The average life span of a Fortune 500 company is less than half a century, yet there also are corporations around the world that have been in business for 200, 500, even 700 years. . The Living Company: Habits for Survival in a Turbulent Business Environment persuasively outlines his resultant prescription for organizational longevity. Arie de Geus, a retired Royal Dutch/Shell Group executive, maintains after studying both extremes that the most enduring treat their companies as "living work communities" rather than pure economic machines
Donald Mitchell said This book is must reading for any leader or aspiring leader!. Arie de Geus is probably the most unique business thinker around. He combines the pragmatism of someone who had a very successful career at Shell with the curiosity of a talented academic. Behind this unique perspective is a deep appreciation for people. Most of us automatically relate to organizations like Newton related to the natural world, as one big physical mechanism. We casually talk about "aligning parts of the organization", "operating in organizational smokestacks or silos", and "fixing communi. Makes excellent business sense for chaotic markets. For the health care business, this is a time of tremendous change and discontinuity. The approach shown in this book seems to be the most useful of any that I have seen in the (many) strategy books I've read, because it acknowledges the fact that we can't tell what's going to happen and gives a way to deal with the resulting environment.If you really decide to go with his techniques, I strongly recommend that you also buy "Scenarios: The Art of Strategic Conversation" by Kees Van Der Heijden (Wiley). He . "deep and encouraging" according to Galya Jazz. I am re-reading the book, and was compelled to share my love and appreciation of the deep understanding and unique approach to organizations and to the ways of dealing with change offered by Arie de Geus.I'm undergoing through deep change in my life; my business is growing and changing. The book gives courage, foresight, support, tools and a map both to pass through the process holistically, and take responsibility for the future. I see how my whole company is taking responsibility for its future. I give