A Simpler Way (Signed By Both Authors)

Wheatley, Margaret J. And Kellner-Rogers, Myron

ISBN 10: 1881052958 / ISBN 13: 9781881052951

Published by Barrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, 1996

About this Item

Signed by both author on a plate on flyleaf. A nice copy with only light wear.

Seller Inventory # 064364

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Simpler Way (Signed By Both Authors)
• Publisher: Barrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1881052958
• ISBN 13: 9781881052951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Stated First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Building on Wheatley's trailblazing Leadership and the New Science, this book examines the impact of the Evolutionary Paradigm, a theory generated by modern biology and physics, on our notions about work, organization, and change. Crafting engaging metaphors with literature, spiritual teachings, and personal experiences, Wheatley and Kellner-Rogers guide readers toward a simpler and more experiential way of viewing and structuring their endeavors based on Evolutionary tenets. 40 photos.

Synopsis

Downsizing didn't produce the increase in productivity many companies expected. The reason, the authors of this text argue, is that we are still expecting human qualities from mechanistic structures - the way we develop organizations depends heavily on how we organize our lives. Drawing on the work scientists, philosophers, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers and colleagues, the authors search for new ways of relating life and the process of evolution to explore how organizing activities occur. They present a different world view that could help us create organizations that thrive. The book examines five themes - play, orga nization, self, emergence and coherence and challenges many assumptions about life, organizations and change. The Newtonian model of the world and organizations, and the Darwinian notion of survival of the fittest are tackled head-on: life isn't based on experimentation, relationships and diversity.