"Good enough" isn't enough. . . : Nine Challenges for Companies That Choose to Be Great [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Alan Weiss (Author) "Why are some organizations simply better than others?..." (more)
Key Phrases: operating values, unhappy employees, New York, Wall Street Journal, Business Week (more...)

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"Alan Weiss challenges traditional business thought and practices in a way that forces business leaders to face reality." -- George Morrisey, author, "Morrisey on Planning" series

"Another Alan Weiss classic, every page stuffed with wise advice and crisp, no-nonsense insights on effective business techniques." -- Dr. William Winter, President, The American Press Institute

Product Description
Author Alan Weiss has worked with over 1,000 organizations over a 26-year career in 51 countries. In 'Good Enough' Isn't Enough, he provides a hard hitting, candid, often amazingly entertaining perspective on the difference between the great organizations and the also-rans. Entirely timely in today's economy, he points out how a long-term vibrant economy covered a multitude of sins only now emerging in the harsh light of harder times. Weiss, the author of the best-selling Million Dollar Consulting as well as 15 other books, takes on bureaucratic legal departments, the "touchie-feelie" industry which mesmerizes human resource professionals, somnolent boards, and overpaid executives, using contemporary examples which should be memorized and studied in every executive suite (and by every investor).

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM; 1st edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814405053
• ISBN-13: 978-0814405055
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,220,966 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, April 2, 2001

By	Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Alan Weiss's clarion call for corporate excellence may remind you of your parents' stern guidance in your youth. You weren't sure you wanted to listen to their traditional viewpoints, but you knew they were right. Weiss cites today's watered-down sense of social accountability as the bad seed that has spoiled corporate standards. He insists that constantly lowering standards is not the way to achieve lasting excellence. He warns that executives need to exercise common sense rather than chase every management fad they encounter or succumb to high-priced consultants. Similarly, he warns that executives who surround themselves with sycophants will get carried away with their own egos. At times, Weiss seems to get a bit carried away himself, regaling how he browbeat the service rep when his bottled water delivery went to the wrong address. But we [...] recommend this book as beneficial to executives - and even to consultants - as a refreshing throwback to days before the advent of kinder, gentler management.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If it's by Alan Weiss, it's worth reading, October 29, 1999

By	Dick Grote "managementguru" (Frisco, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's nobody who's writing about business today who makes more sense than Alan Weiss. His books are bright, lively and to the point. Weiss, one of the most respected consultants in America, knows what he is talking about and generously shares it with his readers.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alan tells it like it is, March 17, 2005

By	Lenny Laskowski "President of LJL Seminars (tm)" (Stratford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

Alan Weiss tells it like it is. If you want to learn from one of the best...read EVERYTHING Alan Weiss writes! Alan's insights and experience are second to none. I personally own just about every book Alan Weiss has written. He is not only a consultant's consultant, but he is also a gifted writer as well.
Alan Weiss's advice, insights and knowledge will take years off your learning curve. This book is a must for your library.

Lenny Laskowski, Author of National Best Selling Book:
"10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking"
President of LJL Seminars(tm)