Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
by Warren Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (Author)
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Uncovers the elements of creative collaboration by examining six of the century's most extraordinary groups and distill their successful practices into lessons that virtually any organization can learn and commit to in order to transform its own management into a collaborative and successful group of leaders. Paper. DLC: Organizational effectiveness - Case studies.Tags
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We are quite accustomed to the idea (or: myth) of the Great Man -- Steve Jobs as the creator of Apple's ingenious products, Muhammad Yunus as the founder of microcredit etc. This book is about creative collaboration which is required to solve the most complex problems. It's about the dynamics of Steve Jobs and his team at Apple, about Leslie Groves, Robert Oppenheimer and their team of scientists at Los Alamos building the first atomic bomb.
Although every great group has a strong leader, these groups are able to change the course of history because they are full of extraordinarily talented people who can work together.
Although every great group has a strong leader, these groups are able to change the course of history because they are full of extraordinarily talented people who can work together.
Fascinating book about dynamics of "great groups"; highly recommended
Business Consulting/Management 008
Dec 7, 2007German
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Warren Bennis was born in the Bronx, New York on March 8, 1925. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army, completed officers' training, and became one of the youngest platoon leaders to serve in Europe. He was awarded both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He received a bachelor's degree from Antioch College in Ohio in 1951 and a doctorate in show more economics from M.I.T. As an educator, he taught organizational studies at Harvard University, Boston University, and the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. He was a professor of business administration at The University of Southern California for more than 30 years. He wrote more than 30 books on leadership including On Becoming a Leader, Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, and Why Leaders Can't Lead. He also wrote a memoir entitled Still Surprised. He advised several presidents and business executives on the essence of successful leadership including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan and Howard D. Schultz, the chief executive of Starbucks. Bennis died on July 31, 2014 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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