Innovators &amp; upsarts who are inventing the future of business with unconventional ideas.

Mavericks at Work : Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win

Business & Money

TAYLOR, WILLIAM C.

LaBarre, Polly G.

Management & Leadership

New York;Wlliam Morrow,2006

Meet the innovators and upstarts who are inventing the future of business. Their unconventional ideas and groundbreaking strategies can become your business plan for the twenty-first century—a better way to lead, compete, and succeed. 
Business as usual is a bust. In industry after indus-try, the old guard is cutting back and losing ground. Meanwhile, organizations that were once dismissed as upstarts, as wildcards—or mavericks—are making waves and growing fast. There is a reason: In an age of hypercompetition and nonstop innovation, the only way to stand out from the crowd is to stand for something truly original.
That's the lesson behind the companies, executives, and entrepreneurs you'll meet in Mavericks at Work.They are winning big in business by rethinking the logic of how business gets done. They have devised exciting new answers to the timeless challenges facing organizations of every size and leaders in every field: how you make strategy, how you unleash new ideas, how you connect with customers, how your best people achieve great results. 
Who are these mavericks? They are break-the-mold business units inside giants such as IBM and Procter &amp; Gamble, as well as high-profile innovators such as HBO and Pixar. They are Internet banks and gold mines, fashion retailers and advertising agencies, funky sandwich shops and hard-charging computer programmers. Together, they are creating an inspiring agenda that every business can put to work. 
Their success demonstrates that:
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<li>Being different makes all the difference</li>
<li>Sharing values beats selling value</li>
<li>The company with the smartest customers wins</li>
<li>Nobody is as smart as everybody</li>
<li>Character counts for as much as credentials</li>
<li>Great leaders are insatiable learners</li>
</ul>
Whether you're a young professional setting out on your career, a senior executive looking to make your organization grow, or an entrepreneur building a company from scratch, Mavericks at Work will help you think bigger, aim higher, and win more decisively.

Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win

Job Hunting & Careers

William Morrow

Business as usual is a bust. The old guard is losing ground, whereas the upstarts—the mavericks—are growing fast. The reason? In an age of hyper-competition and nonstop innovation, the only way to stand out is to be truly original.
That's the lesson behind the companies and people in Mavericks at Work. They are winning big by rethinking the logic of how business gets done and by devising new answers to the timeless challenges facing organizations everywhere. Who are these mavericks? They are break-the-mold, innovative business units inside giants such as IBM, Procter &amp; Gamble, HBO, and Pixar. From Internet banks to gold mines, fashion retailers to funky sandwich shops, they are creating an inspiring agenda that every business can utilize.

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