Calling a Halt to Mindless Change: A Plea for Commonsense Management

Rating:
Summary: Evolution, not Revolution
Review: A wonderfully thought provoking work by a man with much experience and knowledge. Mr. MacDonald maintains that so-called revolutionary changes are the result of mis-management in the first place, and many "management gurus" are ill informed, self serving, and dangerous. He laces his book with examples of both evolutionary companies and "revolutionary" firms, outlining their successes and failures. Three simple but profound ideas form the center of this book; adapt instead of adopt, evolution not revolution, and responsibility. If you are feeling like you are behind the curve because you have not studied or adopted the latest management fad, pause, take a deep breath, and read this book.

Rating:
Summary: Evolution, not Revolution
Review: A wonderfully thought provoking work by a man with much experience and knowledge. Mr. MacDonald maintains that so-called revolutionary changes are the result of mis-management in the first place, and many "management gurus" are ill informed, self serving, and dangerous. He laces his book with examples of both evolutionary companies and "revolutionary" firms, outlining their successes and failures. Three simple but profound ideas form the center of this book; adapt instead of adopt, evolution not revolution, and responsibility. If you are feeling like you are behind the curve because you have not studied or adopted the latest management fad, pause, take a deep breath, and read this book.

Rating:
Summary: Sends an important message in these change obsessive times.
Review: This work argues that thoughtfulness must be used in decision making, limiting change to what will improve operations. It gives examples of companies that have been successful by focusing on vision, customers, employees, communications, and ethics. Sends an important message in these change-obsessive times.