Profit Beyond Measure: Extraordinary Results Through Attention to Work and People - Softcover

Johnson, H. Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439124620 ISBN 13: 9781439124628

Publisher: Free Press, 2008

Synopsis

Profit Beyond Measure A bold alternative to the prevailing "management by results" approach, "Profit Beyond Measure" proves how companies who follow the principles governing all living systems -- self organization, interdependence, and diversity -- will optimize their long term performance. Illustrations.

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Review

Bartley J. Madden, Partner HOLT Value Associates, and author of "CFROI Valuation" This is a profoundly important book that lays out extraordinarily insightful ways to think about managing organizations. It will become a classic.

Michael Rothschild, CEO

Maxager Technology, and author of "Bionomics"

Once again, Thomas Johnson leads the way in rethinking fundamental management systems.

Bartley J. Madden, Partner

HOLT Value Associates, and author of "CFROI Valuation"

This is a profoundly important book that lays out extraordinarily insightful ways to think about managing organizations. It will become a classic.

Dan Saint, Partner

Deloitte & Touche

Fascinating...this practical alternative guided by principles of living systems may finally enable us to shed our superstitious beliefs in the efficacy of focusing on outcome and managing by fear.

Richard J. Schonberger, President

Schonberger & Associates, Inc., and author of "World Class Manufacturing"

Just what the business world needs to escape from the entrenched, ineffective, backwards mode of trying to steer the ship "by watching the wake."

Roger Saillant, Ph.D.

Vice President and General Manager, Energy Transformation Systems, Visteon Corporation

Definitely a must read. Building a culture is more important than building personality cults focused on the bottom line. Nature has shown the way. Tom Johnson has identified nature's best mimics, Toyota and Scania. It's up to the rest of us to catch up. Johnson and Bro ms' book gives ample insight to the rest of us about where we need to go.

Michael Rothschild, CEOMaxager Technology, and author of "Bionomics"Once again, Thomas Johnson leads the way in rethinking fundamental management systems.

David Berdish, Corporate Governance ManagerFord Motor CompanyJohnson and Broms' "management by means" provides insight and methods for us to better learn about operating within the natural system and achieving greatness.

Bartley J. Madden, PartnerHOLT Value Associates, and author of "CFROI Valuation"This is a profoundly important book that lays out extraordinarily insightful ways to think about managing organizations. It will become a classic.

Dan Saint, PartnerDeloitte & ToucheFascinating...this practical alternative guided by principles of living systems may finally enable us to shed our superstitious beliefs in the efficacy of focusing on outcome and managing by fear.

About the Author

H. Thomas Johnson is Professor of Business Administration at Portland State University in Oregon and Distinguished Consulting Professor of Sustainable Business at Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington. He co-authored Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting, which is considered one of the most influential management books of the twentieth century by the Harvard Business Review.

Edition details

• Publisher: Free Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1439124620
• ISBN 13: 9781439124628
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 280