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    The Other End of the Telescope: How to increase the metabolic rate and success of your business
    The Other End of the Telescope: How to increase the metabolic rate and success of your business
    The Other End of the Telescope: How to increase the metabolic rate and success of your business
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    The Other End of the Telescope: How to increase the metabolic rate and success of your business

    By Ian Russell

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    Are you ready to rise to the challenge of increasing the metabolic rate and success of your business?
    The Other End of the Telescope is a high speed gallop through the absurdities and challenges of getting things done in large companies, and the inherent contradictions in leadership and organisational behaviours that prevent businesses from realising their potential and achieving greater success .
    In this collection of thought provoking essays, Ian Russell draws on more than 25 years' experience of leading and working in large organisations around the world to distil the key themes and challenges confronting big business today .
    The book tackles key topics such as organisational cholesterol, the loneliness of leadership, human capital strategy failures, performance destroying head offices and the myths of talent scarcity and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, among others. Each essay pairs a deep understanding of the real world and lessons learned the hard way, with powerful and pragmatic insights on how big business can change the way in which it does things.
    Contributions from other notable thought leaders Valter Adão, Richard Mulholland, Happy Ntshingila and Rapelang Rabana add unique voices and insights to Ian's vibrant and straightforward views. Together they are exactly what is needed to jolt businesses and their leaders into doing things more successfully and thoughtfully.
    The lightness of Ian's style makes this a highly readable book, but it does not dilute the impact of his incisive observations and insights. Passionate, irreverent and challenging, The Other End of the Telescope will make you think deeply about your business and your career, and your role in both.
    You'll never think the same way again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTracey McDonald Publishers
    Release dateMar 29, 2019
    ISBN9780639955858
    The Other End of the Telescope: How to increase the metabolic rate and success of your business

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