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The 'Truths About Business' Series I had this idea for a series that covered issues that affect the way organisations are run but that we rarely talk about. This series of books says the normally unsayable. Not your usual management books
The books are not the usual theory-heavy management books. They are
for anyone who works and is interested in the way companies and
managers tick. They shed light on what drives people at work and
what gets in the way. They provide insight into what’s really going
on and what people might do about it. People recognise their
workplace and its people. The books
There are four books in the series: "The Stone Age Company", "Just for the Money?"
by Adrian Furnham and "Mine's Bigger than Yours" by Susan Debnam
and
"Why Your Boss is Programmed to be a Dictator" by Chetan Dhruve. The feedback I have had so far is that The Stone Age Company is cathartic, a sort of ‘survival manual’ for those working in organizations. My intention in The Stone Age Company was to challenge aspects of received wisdom about organizations and how they should be managed, and to look at more productive ways of running companies for the 21st century. The Enlightened Company I look at why ‘enlightened’ companies are more effective, efficient and dynamic places and what advantages that gives them. These companies are winning because the way they are doing business makes sense to customers who are looking for better service, more transparency in business relationships and innovation in the products and services that they buy. What we want
It makes sense to employees who are
increasingly searching for meaning in their work. They want to enjoy
their work as well as feeling that they are doing a good job, and
they expect to be treated well at work. Enlightened companies create a work environment where people
feel alive instead of half-dead.
But more than all this, they are operating in a way that is honest,
ethical and decent. Old-fashioned values are making a comeback as
people the world over are starting to get fed up with the powerful,
capitalist enterprise and are looking for better relationships with
those they work for and those they buy from. Witness the effort that
some of the big brands make to show consumers that they care. It's a No Brainer
There is no downside. There is just the ongoing need to stay fresh,
alert to changes that need to be responded to and avoid the
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