On High Performance Organizations

On High-Performance Organizations features the best thinking from top experts on organizational effectiveness, sustaining growth, and strategy. Written in a concise style that is ideal for the busy executive with little spare time, the book presents a stellar roster of contributors. On High-Performance Organizations is one title in the Leader to Leader Guides, which draw from the most compelling articles that have appeared in Leader to Leader, the Drucker Foundation's award-winning journal.

Introduction. About the Editors. 1. Putting One's House in Order (Frances Hesselbein). 2. High Reliability: The Power of Mindfulness (Karl Weick and Kathleen Sutcliffe, with David Obstfeld). 3. The Marketing of Leadership (Philip Kotler). 4. The View from a Cubicle (An Interview with Scott Adams). 5. Economically Correct Leadership (James O'Toole, Bruce Pasternack, and Jeffrey W. Bennett). 6. Laws of the Jungle and the New Laws of Business (Richard Tanner Pascale). 7. Better Than Plan: Managing Beyond the Budget (Douglas K. Smith). 8. An Alternative to Hierarchy (Gifford Pinchot). 9. A Passion for the Business (An Interview with Jacques Nasser). 10. Strategic Generosity (Leonard L. Berry). 11. Creating Your Next Business Model (Adrian Slywotzky). 12. Principles for Partnership (James E. Austin). 13. Leadership in a Virtual World (Deborah L. Duarte and Nancy Tennant Snyder). Index.