Meet the true leaders of management. The pathfinders are the men and women who provide the vision, values, and deterination that add soul and inspire success in corporations. They are the people who suggest new fields of development and inquiry, formulate long-range plans, and bring stimulating challenges to the work force at every level. In this fascinating book, you'll learn how pathfinders work with - and against - the two other types of managers: the implementers and the problem solvers. You'll discover how the pathfinding spirit can be instilled in old corporations, and in large, seemingly unyielding ones. Most of all, Corporate Pathfinders will help you understand this hard-to-measure skill and show you how you can use this winning business philosophy.
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Stanford University professor and author of Managerial Psychology, Leavitt here draws on studies of "great men and women who have changed the world," to develop his theory about "pathfinders." He defines pathfinding as a "number one" management thrust, distinct from problem-solving (#2) and implementation (#3). Pathfinders, he explains, perceive a general need, identify obstacles to fulfillment and discern evolving solutions. The result can be a new housing concept, a compact car, or a streamlined medical facility. In his lucid exposition, Leavitt covers a range of human values, including management-worker relationships and emerging corporate attitudes in government, the arts and society as a whole. Pathfinding is difficult to exercise in a sluggish organization, but Leavitt lends encouragement, and even envisions the possibility of a pathfinding culture. 35,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo. October 28
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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