Flash fires (downsizing), false prophets (management gurus), and hysteria (change or die). There's an apocalyptic tenor to the way businesses operate, where every new "ism" trumpeted by every hot consultant is treated as gospel. When the trend-of-the-month fails to deliver the promised results, rediscover a better way to operate a business. Calling a Halt to Mindless Change proves that adhering to sound, commonsense business principles and striving for smart, evolutionary change - rather than mindless, revolutionary change - is the key to achieving long-term success.
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CALLING A HALT TO MINDLESS CHANGE: A Plea for Commonsense Management. Kudos to Macdonald, one of Britain's leading authorities on quality management, for his serious pause for reflection about the clutter of management ideas now competing for chief executive attention. Macdonald offers sobering advice to counter what he calls the mindless adoption of the new "-isms" and four-legged absolutes trumpeted by dancing elephants (management consultants) clamoring to be heard...Numerous examples of these "evolutionary organizations" help connect this treatise, which is an excellent aid in countering the din of management guru-babble filling the shelves in this crowded genre. Highly recommended.
John MacDonald" "is Jerry Lee Assistant Professor of Criminology and the undergraduate chair of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of focus in criminology include interpersonal violence, race and ethnic disparities in criminal justice, and the effectiveness of social policy responses to crime. In addition his work has appeared in numerous publications including "Crime and Delinquency", "Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, " and "Journal of Quantitative Criminology".
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