CBS: Reflections in a bloodshot eye

CBS: REFLECTIONS IN A BLOODSHOT EYE

Arts & Photography

Robert Metz

Performing Arts

Signet

Jackpot

Literature & Fiction

Action & Adventure

Simon&Schuster

Organizations, like people, are creatures of habit. They tend to approach problems and practices in predictable ways. This revolutionary book argues that such ingrained habits, which often masquerade as efficient procedures, actually obstruct growth. And while it's no small task to unblock "stalled thinking" (we resist at every turn), the payoff is immense. Forget 100 percent improvement; the achievable goal is expanded to breakthrough 2,000 percent progress. THE 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTION introduces "stallbusting" a process that shows you how to recognize typical stalls and overcome them. The book also helps you understand why companies habitually 'think small' in order to feel comfortable and in control. And it explains that only by learning to break certain patterns can we stride rapidly forward, solve seemingly impossible problems, and arrive sooner and more easily at the future. Through unorthodox examples ranging from the Titanic to Leonardo da Vinci's bicycle, The 2,000 Percent Solution redirects our knee-jerk reactions, or stalls, and gets readers on the road to sustainable change. The book examines such ubiquitous dodges as the Psychology-of-Disbelief Stall, the Tradition Stall, and the Bureaucratic Stall -- each from the stallbusters' point of attack. You'll find concise directions for overcoming these causes of organizational inertia and inefficiency. In addition, you'll learn about a new set of thought processes for designing and implementing solutions that will reap benefits 20 times greater or faster than the same tired "normal" solutions. Packed with specific advice on process improvement for going beyond today's best practices through better measurement and performance management, THE 2,000 PERCEMT SOLUTION is an outside-the-box guide to removing the blinders at every level of business in order to focus on different areas, set higher standards, and pursue them in new, more effective ways.

The 2,000 Percent Solution: Free Your Organization from "Stalled" Thinking to Achieve Exponential Success

Business & Money

Donald Mitchell

Carol Coles

Management & Leadership

Amacom Books

Fish. Chicken. Deputy. Icon. TV's beloved Don Knotts gives his millions of fans the book they've been waiting for.\nDon Knotts recounts with warmth and humor the events that shaped his life and a career that spans half a his colorful childhood in his family's West Virginia boarding house; his hectic stint as a comic on the road, and as a rising star in the burgeoning days of live TV; his big break on Broadway in No Time for Sergeants ; his five-season, multi-award-winning portrayal of Mayberry's bumbling and beloved Barney Fife. With candor he takes us behind the scenes on the set of Three's Company , and behind the sets of his hugely successful film comedies. And he shares bittersweet memories of The Mayberry Reunion , and affectionate recollections of his professional and personal relationships with such legends as Andy Griffith, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Orson Welles, Lou Costello, and Arthur Godfrey.\nHere is the inside story of the comedic genius behind Mr. Limpit, Mr. Chicken, Barney Fife, and the other characters we've come to know. And love. 
* With a foreword by Andy Griffith

Barney Fife and Other Characters I Have Known

Don Knotts

Humor & Entertainment

Boulevard (Trd Pap)

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