Breaking bad habits : defy industry norms and reinvigorate your business /

Every organization follows a set of best practices, ideas, processes and philosophies that have become accepted in their respective industries. In many cases, best practices are a good thing. They allow organizations to operate more quickly and efficiently. But, even though they're created and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vermeulen, Freek (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Harvard Business Review Press, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Fertile ground
  • Part I. How bad practices prevail: We're suckers for success
  • Causal ambiguity
  • They spread quicker than they kill
  • Part II. Eliminating bad practices: The tale of the giant newspapers
  • More than painting a grey wall green (citizenM case study)
  • Innovation in the market for employees (Eden McCullum case study)
  • The ten commandments of business innovation
  • Part III. Reinvigorating your organization: Change for change's sake
  • Make your life difficult
  • Balance exploration and exploitation
  • Be varied
  • but selective.