Slay the Dragons, Free the Genie: Moving past negativity and resistance to get great results [Paperback]

Bennett A. Neiman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

Subtitle: Moving past negativity and resistance to get great results

We spend more and more time in meetings and get less and less accomplished.

"Slay the Dragons - Free the Genie" is for managers of teams, facilitators of meetings, and champions of cultural change. This book gives you specific, actionable tools to immediately make you more effective at meetings and planning sessions and, over time, help change the culture of your organization.

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About the Author

Dr. Bennett Neiman was co-founder and CEO of a successful advertising agency for eleven years. He worked with Peter Senge at Innovation Associates, Inc. just after "The Fifth Discipline" was published. He was a partner at Idea Champions, Inc. a highly innovative creative thinking ideation firm. And he was and is the co-founder and senior consultant of his own organizational consulting firm, Chrysalis, specializing in organizational motivation and culture chang.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Chrysalis Publications (March 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0974735701
• ISBN-13: 978-0974735702
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,070,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Universal Approach To Achieving Positive Progress, March 16, 2010

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This review is from: Slay the Dragons, Free the Genie: Moving past negativity and resistance to get great results (Paperback)

I was already familiar with Dr. Ben Neiman's work on visionary planning from my Raytheon Six Sigma Expert (their term for Black Belt) training as well as my short stint with the Raytheon Visionary Team Planning Navigators. This book uses proven approaches for getting past "no" and getting to "yes" and a well charted path forward to success by helping you, your team, family, or work group to unleash the creative power that exists within each of us. Dr. Ben (as we referred to him during our training) draws on decades of experience and successful practice in visualizing and achieving the future using the techniques described so clearly in this book. I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a fresh approach to forging ahead on their journey toward improvement in their life -- both personal and professional.

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5.0 out of 5 stars dragon talk, March 29, 2004

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This review is from: Slay the Dragons, Free the Genie: Moving past negativity and resistance to get great results (Paperback)

This book is well written and light, but the material is strong. Clearly the author is drawing on a lifetime of experience and he has the mastery to do so. I found that his analysis and creativity useful in other parts of my life too. Worth getting.