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The Second Cycle
By Lars Kolind
Wharton School Publishing; 1st edition (April 24, 2006)
ISBN: 0131736299
Rating – 5 stars
June 28, 2006
Fight Tomorrow’s Bloat
Many have wondered how once nimble and creative
organizations transform themselves into complacent, bloated bureaucracies.
The bigger question is why managers remain blind to the
deterioration long after it is obvious to many.
Lars Kolind, the driver of Oticon’s turn-around that lead
to its assuming leadership in the world’s hearing aid market, offers four
thoughts to avoid bloat in this well-written book. He:
1. Analyzes the mechanism of the conventional
corporate lifecycle.
2. Proposes four pillars for a new platform of
innovation and growth that he calls the second cycle: Meaning, Partnership,
Collaboration and Leadership.
3. Offers a grab bag of seven tools he used to
diagnose your organization and establish a new foundation for it.
4. Illustrates his points with three case studies.
The book is readable, actionable, specific and
actionable. You cannot ask for much more from a book that retails for less
than $18.00.
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