Up the Organization
How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits, Commemorative Edition
Published on 22. August 2007
208 pages
978-0-7879-9694-9 (ISBN)
Description
Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago,Up the Organization continues to top the lists of bestbusiness books by groups as diverse as the American ManagementAssociation, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), andThe Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management.1-800-CEO-READ ranks Townsend's bestseller first among eightybooks that "every manager must read."
This commemorative edition offers a new generation the benefitof Robert Townsend's timeless wisdom as well as reflectionson his work and life by those who knew and worked with him. Thisgroundbreaking book continues to remind us not to get mired in allthose sacred organizational routines that stifle people andstrangle both profits and profitability. He shows a way to humanizebusiness and a way to have fun while making it all work better thanit ever worked before.
Reviews / Votes
"Townsend shouldn't just be read, he should be memorized." --Tom Peters "The sagest (and even most outrageous) book ever written abouthow business should be run." --Harper's Magazine "Bob Townsend's words still ring true, truer than they seemedalmost 40 years ago." --Warren Bennis "Robert Townsend's book continues to light up the business worldwith straightforward and practical management advice that is aspertinent today as when originally published. A must-read for allmanagers!" --Ray Davis, president and CEO, Umpqua HoldingsCorporation "Townsend proves that the best business wisdom is timeless. Inan era filled with business buzzwords and ethical misdirections,Townsend's bluntness makes for refreshing and hilarious reading forthe next crop of CEOs." --Ben Casnocha, chairman, Comcate, Inc., author, MyStart-Up LifeMore details
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Robert C. Townsend | Warren Bennis
Up the Organization
How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits, Commemorative Edition
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06/2007
Jossey-Bass
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Robert C. Townsend | Warren Bennis
Up the Organization
How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits
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05/2007
Wiley
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Persons
Robert C. Townsend (d. 1998) drew upon his early experiences as a banker at American Express Co. to redirect Avis Rent-a-Car as president and chairman. Under his leadership, Avis experienced a celebrated turnaround, fueled by the "We Try Harder" advertising campaign. Townsend also worked as an executive at 20th Century Fox and was director at several companies, including Dun and Bradstreet and Radica Games. Townsend was a celebrity in his own right, and a frequent lecturer and talk-show guest.
Content
Contents, Commemorative Edition v
Foreword vi
Warren Bennis
Publisher's Note xi
Robert Townsend's Cure for Management Heartburn xiii
Jim O'Toole
How Robert Townsend Talked Me out of Getting an MBA xvii
Bob Davids
Up the Publisher: On Editing Robert Townsend xxii
Robert Gottlieb
Contents,Original Edition xxxi
Up the Organization, Original Edition 1
Appendix A:Townsend's Third Degree in Leadership 161
Appendix B: No Reserved Parking:The Guerrilla Life of Robert Townsend 170
Robert Townsend Jr.
