{"product_id":"transforming-the-clunky-organization-9781501710599","title":"Transforming the Clunky Organization","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganizations, like people, get stuck! They get ensnared in routines and processes, and they fall back into old habits. This is the dangerous period of inertia, the period that precedes failure, when organizations show signs of sluggishness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTransforming the Clunky Organization\u003c\/i\u003e Samuel B. Bacharach specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the critical pragmatic leadership skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. From Alfred Sloan, to Lee Iacocca, to Lou Gerstner, to Indra Nooyi, to Steve Jobs, to Jeff Bezos, Bacharach argues that their pragmatic leadership skills assured that their organization did not get trapped by the doldrums of inertia. He employs case illustrations to identify clunky tendencies and inertia within organizations across a wide range of business sectors including technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail. Illustrations are drawn from organizations such as Amazon, Apple, Borders, Merrill L\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA no-nonsense, straightforward approach to surmounting what [Bacharach] sees as the primary organizational challenge for business leaders, namely inertia.... This work offers well-thought-out methods for transforming struggling businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. THE CHALLENGE OF INERTIA \u003cbr\u003e Sluggish Organizations: Clunky and Myopic\u003cbr\u003e The Inertia of the Clunky Tendency \u003cbr\u003e Sprawling Expansion\u003cbr\u003e The Inertia of the Myopic Tendency \u003cbr\u003e The Blinder Traps\u003cbr\u003e Reaching Potential: Leading for Discovery and Delivery\u003cbr\u003e Robust Discovery\u003cbr\u003e Contextual Competence: Leaders as Explorers\u003cbr\u003e Ideational Competence: Leaders as Innovators\u003cbr\u003e Focused Delivery\u003cbr\u003e Political Competence: Leaders as Campaigners\u003cbr\u003e Managerial Competence: Leaders as Sustainers\u003cbr\u003e 2. LEADING FOR ROBUST DISCOVERY\u003cbr\u003e Explore the Context \u003cbr\u003e Scan for Information\u003cbr\u003e Read Weak and Strong Signals\u003cbr\u003e Partner for Direction and Execution\u003cbr\u003e Facilitate Ideation\u003cbr\u003e Structure Information Flow\u003cbr\u003e Frame the Challenge \u003cbr\u003e Lead for Ideation \u003cbr\u003e Maintain Hot Group Culture \u003cbr\u003e 3. LEADING FOR FOCUSED DELIVER\u003cbr\u003e Campaign for Support\u003cbr\u003e Create a Coalition Mind-Set\u003cbr\u003e Anticipate Where Stakeholders Are Coming From\u003cbr\u003e Overcome Resistance\u003cbr\u003e Sustain Momentum \u003cbr\u003e Monitor for Tight and Loose Execution\u003cbr\u003e Maintain Commitment and Direction\u003cbr\u003e CONCLUSION: PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP AND THE COUCH-POTATO ORGANIZATION\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409324876119,"sku":"9781501710599","price":21.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501710599.jpg?v=1730506424","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transforming-the-clunky-organization-9781501710599","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}