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Book SynopsisHandy writes with the eloquence of simplicity and his gift tous is an enjoyable, profound, and reliable guide toward meaning anddirection.--Max De Pree, author of Leading without Powerand chairman emeritus, Herman Miller Inc.
Charles Handy''s reflections on work and life have earned himlegions of fans throughout the world. His previous books havetogether sold over a million copies. And his Thought for the Dayseries on BBC radio is celebrated throughout the U.K. Now presentand future fans in America can sample what his BBC listeners haveenjoyed for so long. Waiting for the Mountain to Moveincludes the gifted commentator''s best essays, culled from tenyears of radio broadcasts. These succinct writings draw poignantlessons from everyday occurrences and cause us to examine ourlives, our institutions, and our society in a different andrevealing light.
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Trade Review"Charles Handy is a brave and passionate teacher willing to riskprophecy. He writes with the eloquence of simplicity and his giftto us is an enjoyable, profound and reliable guide toward meaningand direction." --Max De Pree, author and chairman emeritus,Herman Miller Inc
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Table of ContentsBy Way of Introduction.
Waiting for the Mountain to Move.
Buffalo Bill or Me?
Pope Leo X and Kant.
On Planting a Walnut Tree.
Sticking Points.
Idiosyncrasy Credits.
Negative Capability.
Trust and the Plumber.
Last Month We Closed a Factory.
Chindogu.
Type Two Accountability.
Compromise.
Seven Intelligences.
Home for Christmas.
Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal .
The God of Small Things.
The White Stone.
Rat Races and Whirlpools.
The Dandelions.
The Lure of the Zeros.
Fifty Thousand Hours.
Marathons Not Horse Races.
Cousin Molly and Degas.
Organizations for Masochists.
Fixed Intangible Assets.
Life's Open Questions.
1/2 x 2 x 3.
Beyond the Market.
The Message of the Chimney.
The Family Tree.
A Grandmother's Funeral.
The Heart of the Matter.
Borrowing from the Grandchildren.
The Autumn Cull.
Where No Phones Ring.
Virtual Villages.
Blame It On the Greeks.
The Pendulum Principle.
Go and He Goeth Not.
Chinese Contracts.
A Tower of Babel.
The "They" Syndrome.
The Greener Grass.
Fish Soup.
Group Think.
Glooming in the Bath.
Subsidiary.
The F's and the P's.
We Are All Alchemists.
A Holy Place.
Land Mines and Lottery Tickets.
Quality.
Who Needs a Whip?
Entrepreneurs All.
Simple Idolatry.
Sign It!.
The Choir of Male Convenience.
Learning From Misdoing.
The Antigone Principle.
The Win-Win Contract.
Blinded By Stereotypes.
The Point of Principle.
Three- Faced Justice.
The Missing Words.
Enterprise for What?
Image Enhancement.
Jesus Was Lame.
Horizontal Fast Tracks.
Hi -Touch for Hi-Tech.
Picture Framing.
Gyroscopes for Morals.
Masaccio's Trinity.
Degrees for Life.
The Compost Theory.
SPG.
Postscript: The Mystery of the Universe.
