Mavericks At Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win (Abridged)

by William C. Taylor, Polly G. LaBarre Narrated by Barrett Whitener

Overview

The first book to document this change,*Mavericks at Work*is business ""edutainment"" for a smart, ambitious readership, profiling some of the most exciting-and often eccentric-CEOs in the United States, while detailing their remarkable strategies for success.

Who's going to write the next chapter in the saga of American business? Who's going to chronicle the best way to compete, the new way to win? That's the mission of Mavericks at Work, a book that profiles a network of rebels who are creating a new business model that makes use of fresh principles and captures what it means to be a state-of-the-art organization. Including such pioneering companies as ING Direct, Southwest Airlines, Pixar, HBO, Anthropologie, Craigslist, Netflix, and Commerce Bank, this book is nothing short of a lively new intellectual agenda for business.

Editorial Reviews

APR/MAY 07 - AudioFile

In today’s business climate, organizations with conventional hierarchies and staid business processes are giving way to maverick organizations that serve customers creatively by breaking the rules. Barrett Whitener sounds informed, but he reads with less energy than one expects of a book on revolutionary business practices. What saves the audio is authoritative writing that offers the perfect combination of abstract ideas and concrete (though impersonal) illustrations. The focus is business practices, philosophy, and culture rather than heroes or personalities. It’s ultimately a lesson for chess players and bean counters, not artists or visionaries. But while the authors never escape the language of human resources technocrats, it’s fascinating to hear how much they know about hiring and developing managerial talent. T.W. 2007 Audies Award Finalist © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

APR/ MAY 07 - AudioFile

In today’s business climate, organizations with conventional hierarchies and staid business processes are giving way to maverick organizations that serve customers creatively by breaking the rules. Barrett Whitener sounds informed, but he reads with less energy than one expects of a book on revolutionary business practices. What saves the audio is authoritative writing that offers the perfect combination of abstract ideas and concrete (though impersonal) illustrations. The focus is business practices, philosophy, and culture rather than heroes or personalities. It’s ultimately a lesson for chess players and bean counters, not artists or visionaries. But while the authors never escape the language of human resources technocrats, it’s fascinating to hear how much they know about hiring and developing managerial talent. T.W. 2007 Audies Award Finalist © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172758164
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/02/2006
Edition description:	Abridged

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