Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win - Softcover

Taylor, William C.; LaBarre, Polly G.

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9780061232978: Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win

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ISBN 10: 0061232971 ISBN 13: 9780061232978

Publisher: Harperluxe, 2007

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Business as usual is a bust. The old guard is losing ground, whereas the upstarts—the mavericks—are growing fast. The reason? In an age of hyper-competition and nonstop innovation, the only way to stand out is to be truly original.

That's the lesson behind the companies and people in Mavericks at Work. They are winning big by rethinking the logic of how business gets done and by devising new answers to the timeless challenges facing organizations everywhere. Who are these mavericks? They are break-the-mold, innovative business units inside giants such as IBM, Procter & Gamble, HBO, and Pixar. From Internet banks to gold mines, fashion retailers to funky sandwich shops, they are creating an inspiring agenda that every business can utilize.

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Praise for the HB: "A pivotal work in the tradition of 'In Search of Excellence' and 'Good to Great' and featuring many of today's most interesting corporate rising stars. These are companies that blend the revolutionary zeal of the late 1990s dotcom era with an emphasis on values in a way that has set them apart from the ethical crisis gripping American business in the first years of this century." The Economist. "Cases. Cases. Cases. We desperately need concrete, compelling, uplifting examples of new varieties of Excellence to guide us to and through the future. And you'll find them by the bushel in 'Mavericks at Work'. Bill Taylor and Polly LaBarre, a pair of brilliant raconteurs as well as analysts, more than fulfill their promise to let us be 'eyewitnesses to the future.' I didn't 'read' this book--I devoured it." Tom Peters Tom Peters is the author of 'In Search of Excellence' and one of the leading management experts in the world.

About the Author:

William C. Taylor is a cofounder of Fast Company and coauthor (with Polly LaBarre) of Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win. A graduate of Princeton University and the MIT Sloan School of Management, he hosts a blog on being "Practically Radical" on HarvardBusiness Online. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with his wife and two daughters.

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