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Summary: Must read
Review: This is an outstanding book! It is a must read for anyone in Corporate America! Even if you are not a part of corporate america you will enjoy this book. The Author drives home pricnciple after principle with great stories and antedotes, IT WILL AFFECT YOUR PERSPECTIVE on many things.
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Summary: Not for business
Review: Gordon's book is listed as a rave for business anywhere. I would say, that it should be in the hip pocket of every teacher and educator in the world. If our education system would use this book as a guideline, we would not have to write this way for business. In our world we seem to always work at fixing things when they are broken and not working on the Source. To use this book in business is addressing a secondary manifestation. If we were to follow his book, chapter by chapter, the children would grow in their creative genius, and the business world would automatically be fixed. I loved the story of how the chickens were mesmerized and if ever we need to free our schools from keeping the children's beaks on a chalk line on the porch, it is now. I cannot say enough; from the question at the beginning about, how may of you are artists? to the end where we are given the challenge to paint our own masterpiece...each anecdote, speaks loudly, nay, shouts to every person in a classroom to open the containers and let the minds find their creative genius. If this book were on every teacher's desk, and more importantly in the cellular understanding of each educator, there would be no articles in any paper about how schools are failing. Gordon, if you are watching and listening....you created a legacy that will not be forgotten...Thank you.
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Summary: For anyone in corporate life
Review: This book is a must read for anyone in corporate life who is trying to think "outside the box"! It is inspiring, interesting, and a damn good story. The book was given to our entire group (50 people in an information technology research department) and it has changed the way we think. You don't have to be an artist to appreciate the value of being creative and expanding horizons... I loved this book! It's fun. My condolences to Gordon's family - he will be missed.
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Summary: Read this book
Review: I just heard MacKenzie died. Very sad-- the book is a special glimpse of the creative mind. If you are an artist, want to be one or a creative type working with non-creatives, you'll love this book.
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Summary: R.I.P. Mr. Paradox
Review: Gordon MacKenzie changed my life. He truly lived by the principles in his book. He didn't just seek out the most visible idea people or those whose external appearances trumpeted that they were creative. His book is not just talk. I know because I was one of those shy little nobodies whom Gordon sought out and encouraged. I am sorry to say for those of you who don't know, that Gordon passed away on July 26, 1999. Here is the passage that was on his funeral leaflet: "You have a masterpiece inside you, too, you know. One unlike any that has ever been created, or ever will be. And remember: If you go to your grave without painting your masterpiece, it will not get painted. No one else can paint it. Only you."
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Summary: Genius Coupled with Reality!
Review: I'm sick and tired of books selling a 'dream' or 'quick fix' of how YOU can change an organization. Let's face it...organizational change is painfully slow and success is rare. The reality is that organizations rarely adapt to people...people adapt to organizations. In acknowledging this simple fact, this book is genius. In his defining of the organization, or 'hairball', MacKenzie recognizes both its strengths and weaknesses, its positives and negatives. He then gets beyond unachievable BS (business school) theories of change and provides powerful insight on how each of us, individually or as a group, can leverage the realities of 'hairball' to achieve an 'orbit' around it. Bless you, Gordon MacKenzie!
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Summary: Its about damn time!!
Review: I am a graphic artist for a fortune 500 company. After reading this book I thought maybe MacKenzie and I were working for the same company. What a refreshing and insightful book. I would recommend everyone read it especially those who are nestled comfortably in a little square on the old org. chart. Alas, it is not scheduled process requirement.
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Summary: a guide to surviving the insanity
Review: In today's world of nebulous corporate slogans & futile actions, one is left with no choice but to wonder:" Is there anyone out there in the corporate management who possesses an ounce of intelligence?" Gordon's book is a wonderful reminder to all of us that we are unique and creative and that we must stand up for our right to be unique. I especially recommend this book for the recent grads.
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Summary: Orbiting is the Key
Review: Mr. Mackenzie's picture-words "say" it all. It's not about the hairball, it's about orbiting! Thank you!
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Summary: Outstanding demonstration of a creative mind at work!
Review: A wonderful piece of reading. Not being in the corporate world but a part of an organization, the same "normalcy effect" is true here as well. This work is an inspiration for those of us who question the status quo......Thanks for the insight! I will share this book with my friends and colleagues.
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