The Guru Guide by Joseph H Boyett

The Guru Guide by Joseph H Boyett

"A savvy guide to the ideas driving business conversation."-Fast Company The one book you need in your drive to succeed If you're striving to make your mark in the business world, you don't have time to read all of the business books that hit the bestseller list- but you do need the essential information they contain. You need to keep up with the latest business trends and understand emerging ideas and new terminology. You need concise, penetrating explanations of today's most advanced thinking on business management and leadership. You need The Guru Guide. In this easy-to-use primer, two internationally respected business consultants provide an executive summary of the most effective and successful management ideas put forth by the leading business thinkers and doers of our time: Warren Bennis, Stephen Covey, Peter Drucker, Michael Hammer, Peter Senge, Margaret Wheatly, and many more. They also give you: Clear explanations of essential business terms, concepts, and theories Profiles of more than 75 top management figures and their ideas Cross-links to issues on which these gurus agree and disagree Insightful commentaries and real- world case studies Quick-reference charts, bulleted lists, chapter summaries, and other creative quick-learning tools To make the most of the powerful ideas that can brighten your business future, start reading The Guru Guide today. "It's tough to keep up with the latest management thinking. This book can help ...and stimulate you to go to original sources of the greatest value."-Joseph B. White, Dean, University of Michigan Business School

JOSEPH H. BOYETT, PhD, is cofounder and Partner of Boyett & Associates, an Atlanta-based consulting and research firm specializing in helping companies implement state-of-the-art management and organizational practices. He has been a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies, including IBM, British Petroleum, Merck, EDS, and BellSouth. He is the author or coauthor of several influential books, including Workplace 2000: The Revolution Reshaping American Business, which has been dubbed a "visionary classic." Publishers Weekly called his book The Quality Journey-a fascinating account of IBM's struggle to reinvent itself-"One of the top books of the year [1993]." Previously, Dr. Boyett served as a principal adviser on performance management and quality improvement to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. JIMMIE T. BOYETT is cofounder and Partner of Boyett & Associates and coauthor of Beyond Workplace 2000. She is a recognized expert on business process redesign and reengineering and the application of leading-edge information systems technology. Her clients have included Hartmarx, Brunswick Corporation, Burlington Industries, Methodist Hospitals, J. P. Stevens, and SouthWestern Bell. Prior to cofounding Boyett & Associates, Ms. Boyett was Assistant Vice President and Group Manager at Bank South, Atlanta.

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ISBN 13	9780471182429
ISBN 10	0471182427
Title	The Guru Guide
Author	Joseph H Boyett
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1998-04-30
Number of pages	416
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