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Once Upon a Corporation - Leadership Insights from Short Stories
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780595258277
ISBN: 0595258271
Label: AuthorHouse
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 275
Publication Date: November 28, 2002
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date: November 28, 2002
Sales Rank: 2415950
Studio: AuthorHouse
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Once Upon a Corporation: Leadership Insights from Short Stories is a set of 27 tongue-in-cheek, short fictions drawn from work life-parodies, satires, parables, Socratic dialogues and straight stories-written to both delight and enlighten. Readers will get the message of each story by insight and reflection, following the successes and failures of characters that perform ordinary tasks in extraordinary ways. The stories highlight some important values of leadership, including caring for others and trying to empower them; they urge taking a stand and speaking out when organizational excellence or personal dignity are at stake; and they show ways of using one's brains to prevail ethically by presenting worthwhile views with commitment and sound logic. This is a unique collection of imaginative fictions, written specifically about today's work life, and supported by thirty years of the author's organizational experience in professional, management and teaching roles.
"An outstanding contribution to today's business literature.¿
-Irving Weiser, Chairman and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada Dain Rauscher
"This is an excellent job of conveying managerial concepts in a concise manner... It is easy reading and yet very instructive.¿
-Lloyd P. Johnson, Past Chairman and CEO, Norwest Corporation
"The stories have some outstanding lessons and insights.¿
-William W. George, Past President and CEO, Medtronic, Inc.
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This is an entertaining and thought-provoking book with many deft touches of humor and humanity. It conveys key leadership concepts in a unique manner. As a voracious reader of fiction, I found the short story format to be a refreshing change from the textbook approach chosen by many authors. I predict these stories will draw you in and you will find yourself comparing the characters to your coworkers and bosses. There's also a good chance you will recognize yourself in a character or two. Like Beno ... Read More
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Tolly Kizilos' new book, Once Upon a Corporation is a refreshing change at a time when the Business Best Seller List is dominated by get rich schemes, Dilbert or formulaic recipes for success. He effectively uses short stories and parables to constructively illustrate that the most effective leadership comes from being true to yourself. That is the formula for success.
The Book is divided into two parts.
The first is Characters with Character at Work. The short stories in Characters ... Read More
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