Visionary's Handbook: Nine Paradoxes That Will Shape the Future of Your Business
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0066619882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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In The 500 Year Delta, Watts Wacker and Jim Taylor astounded readers with their sweeping vision of time and change. As these rules are applied to organisations, they too can master the nine paradoxes that abound in everyday life and watch productivity go through the roof.. Now they proclaim the Age of the Individual – a world where life has never been more difficult, because it has never been easier. Today, individuals have far more power to claim their own futures than ever before, which means they have to follow four major rules to chart their courses: know who you are: know where you want to go; recognise your own seminal moments; and adopt an attitude of insurgency
--Demian McLean. Their observations, if not groundbreaking, are certainly accurate. The more certain we are of the future, say the authors, the more likely we are to be wrong. To support their argument, they cite both online and real-world examples, including Xerox, eBay, Kodak, and Cisco. Some may find these exercises a valuable and practical addition to the text. At the heart of these paradoxes lies change--change that is occurring at an increasing rate. Authors Watts Wacker, Jim Taylor, and Howard Means forgo the nuts-and-bolts approach for a philosophical look at management, examining nine broad trends, or "paradoxes," they say are shaping business today. Broadly conceived and thought-provoking,
Jim Taylor is a lecturer and consultant to cutting-edge companies.Watts Wacker FirstMatter LLC, a company bringing the future to corporations, and is the futurist at one of the nation's foremost think tanks. Jim Taylor is a lecturer and consultant to cutting-edge companies.Howard Means is a novelist and senior editor of the Washingtonian..
Five Stars Pure. Genius.. "The Visionary's Handbook" according to Todd Jatras. In "The Visionary's Handbook," Watts Wacker and Jim Taylor lay out a vision of the future where change is the only constant and decision-making is shrouded by various paradoxes that often contradict each other. The stated goal of this "handbook" is to help readers identify nine paradoxes that they deem critical to understanding the future and managing business activity.The so-called Age of Uncertainty that Wacker. Naomi Moneypenny said Food for thought. I enjoyed the subject matter of this book though stylistically it did strike me as a little strange. If you haven't read the top 10 recent bestsellers (Innovator's Dilemna, Serious Play and books of that ilk) then this book will serve you well in getting you rapidly up to speed. Think of it as a exceutive summary of those. If you have read them, there is something to be gained in seeing all the 'paradoxes' placed