Up the Organization
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Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organization continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), and The Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management. 1-800-CEO-READ ranks Townsend's bestseller…
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This is the most impertinent yet constructive book on leadership I’ve ever read (and I've read many with one of these qualities, but none with both).
It’s written by the former CEO of AVIS, who led a radical transformation of its organizational culture, resulting in unmatched performance. First published in 1970, it quickly became the NY Times N°1 bestseller. Its commemorative 2007 edition is adorned with even more gems, including a nine-page segment that earns you a PhD in Leadership.
It starts with, “To hell with centralized strategic planning. If you don’t have a good leader, it’s all nothing; just…
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