{"product_id":"up-the-organization-how-to-stop-the-corporation-from-stifling-people-and-strangling-profits-hardback-9780787987756","title":"Up the Organization; How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits (Hardback) 9780787987756","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUp the Organization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Townsend shouldn't just be read, he should be memorized.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eTom Peters\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"The sagest (and even most outrageous) book ever written about how business should be run.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Harper’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bob Townsend's words still ring true, truer than they seemed almost 40 years ago.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eWarren Bennis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Robert Townsend's book continues to light up the business world with straightforward and practical management advice that is as pertinent today as when originally published. A must-read for all managers!\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRay Davis\u003c\/b\u003e, president and CEO, Umpqua Holdings Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Townsend proves that the best business wisdom is timeless. In an era filled with business buzzwords and ethical misdirections, Townsend's bluntness makes for refreshing and hilarious reading for the next crop of CEOs.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eBen Casnocha\u003c\/b\u003e, chairman, Comcate, Inc., author, \u003ci\u003eMy Start-Up Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert C. Townsend (Author), Warren Bennis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787987756, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 June 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages, Photos: 8 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14.5 x 2 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, \u003ci\u003eUp the Organization\u003c\/i\u003e continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, \u003ci\u003eStrategy + Business\u003c\/i\u003e (Booz Allen Hamilton), and The Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management. 1-800-CEO-READ ranks Townsend’s bestseller first among eighty books that “every manager must read.”  \u003cp\u003eThis commemorative edition offers a new generation the benefit of Robert Townsend’s timeless wisdom as well as reflections on his work and life by those who knew and worked with him. This groundbreaking book continues to remind us not to get mired in all those sacred organizational routines that stifle people and strangle both profits and profitability. He shows a way to humanize business and a way to have fun while making it all work better than it ever worked before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents, Commemorative Edition v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword vi\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWarren Bennis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublisher’s Note xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Townsend’s Cure for Management Heartburn xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim O’Toole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Robert Townsend Talked Me out of Getting an MBA xvii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBob Davids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUp the Publisher: On Editing Robert Townsend xxii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Gottlieb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents, Original Edition xxxi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUp the Organization, \u003c\/i\u003eOriginal Edition 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A:Townsend’s Third Degree in Leadership 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: No Reserved Parking:The Guerrilla Life of Robert Townsend 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Townsend Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453595513112,"sku":"9780787987756","price":13.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780787987756.jpg?v=1785287358","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/up-the-organization-how-to-stop-the-corporation-from-stifling-people-and-strangling-profits-hardback-9780787987756","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}