In the mid '90s Alain Godard helped to bring about a remarkable change of fortunes for the pharmaceuticals giant, Rhône-Poulenc. This is the story of how he and his team used trust, commitment, imagination, and risky tactics to turn around the company following its merger with Union Carbide Agrochemicals. With coverage of innovative business systems including Godard's "Simplify, Decentralise, Manage" program, this book will be of great value to all leaders and managers facing challenges in business.
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Alain Godard is President of Rhône-Poulenc, now Aventis, and was voted Manager of the Year by Le Nouvel Economiste for the turnaround described in this book.
Vincent Lenhardt is a well known consultant and former President of the French Transactional Analysis Association
Vincent Lenhardt is a well known consultant and former President of the French Transactional Analysis Association
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RECONSTRUCTING the organization and its functioning principles from scratch had been the initial approach that led me to launch operation SDM (Simplify, Decentralize, Manage) based on strong but simple principles that I had stated from the beginning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lobster complex, freezer effect, pertinent cost, management questionnaire, social barometer, management indicators, operational results, decentralized units Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Poulenc Agro, Tom Peters, Alain Godard, Union Carbide, Vincent Lenhardt, Philippe Desmarescaux, General Electric, Oser la Confiance, Liberation Management, Philippe Fournier New!
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RECONSTRUCTING the organization and its functioning principles from scratch had been the initial approach that led me to launch operation SDM (Simplify, Decentralize, Manage) based on strong but simple principles that I had stated from the beginning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lobster complex, freezer effect, pertinent cost, management questionnaire, social barometer, management indicators, operational results, decentralized units Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Poulenc Agro, Tom Peters, Alain Godard, Union Carbide, Vincent Lenhardt, Philippe Desmarescaux, General Electric, Oser la Confiance, Liberation Management, Philippe Fournier New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Built to Last by James C Collins on page 62, page 64, and page 123
- Liberation Management by Tom Peters on page 9, and page 42
- Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution by T Y PETERS on page 123
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge on page 123
- Thriving on Chaos by Tom Peters on page 123
- Creating Leaderful Organizations: How to Bring Out Leadership in Everyone by Joseph A Raelin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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