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King Arthur's Round Table : How Collaborative Conversations Create Smart Organizations

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David Perkins is brilliant. This book is collaboration for smarties. It aims high and delivers the Holy Grail for real seekers. Wise, clever and rich in truths, it is a new theory based upon lots of research and practice. I found it very helpful and stimulating - a treasure trove of insights, principles and things you can do to create better conversations and help teams & organizations act more intelligently. Perkins lays out an elegant set of principles on the practice of intelligent action and how the most intelligent solutions emerge from people in constructive dialogue together. He shows what makes for progressive and regressive action. He hits a home run by illustrating how both people smarts and process smarts are essential for success.If you are a leader, coach, consultant or educator and really want to find new ideas on how to build a collaborative culture, buy this book, read it carefully and you will find the Holy Grail! It's a real gem!

I read a positive review of this book in a business column in my local paper and ordered it. I enjoyed reading the book and especially like the metaphor the author used. Who doesn't know about King Arthur and the Round Table? And what a great metaphor to use in relaying the concept of good communication in the business world. There are good tips throughout the book on how to bring your company together and how to make it work. I recommend this book and Good to Great for every manager or director.

The first part of Perkins' title, "King Arthur's Round Table," made me nervous when a review copy arrived. I thought, "Ye gods; another "ten leadership secrets of King Kong," or other inappropriate individuals. Attila the Hun also comes to mind. But I remembered Perkins' earlier works - some, such as Archimedes' Bathtub," are gems. So I looked further. For those of you truly interested in using collaborative conversations to help make better decisions while building a "smart" organization, Perkins new book is a must.

creative, clever, packed full of powerful information and metaphorical connections for organizational application. Enjoyed reading via King Arthur's lens and valued the informative information.

It's difficult to find a management book that is as well-written as this one. An intriguing read about collaboration and how to use collaboration effectively. Great for nonprofit orgs and corporations. If you need to know how to get a project done with the help of other people, read this book.

As a manager of my own company and a graduate of Harvard Business School, I think that the author is absolutely the best thinker on leveraging the collaborative process. He's right on the money with his expert advice on fostering communication and an effective work environment.