Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Here’s the list of books we talked about, in the order presented, for your reference (with links – and note neither Todd nor I are getting any affiliate commissions or fees): The Essential Drucker - by Peter Drucker. In Search of Excellence - by Tom Peters & Robert H. Out of the Crisis - by W.Edwards Deming.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. Yet, Peters and Waterman pointed out that there were bright spots in the economy. Ongoing innovation with new products, services, and processes through autonomy and entrepreneurship. Feel familiar? Perhaps not.

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Waterman Bureaucracy Bottom-up Real Estate 285

Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 27, 2014

This isn’t really a new idea – Peters and Waterman made the idea of “skunkworks” famous in their book In Search of Excellence back in 1983. Books Creativity Innovation Leadership Learning Solving Problems' By Ryan Tate This book’s title is a tip of the hat to Google’s famous 20% of time given to work on personal projects of interest.

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Waterman Ryan Creativity Tips 189

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. By employing intuition (MBWA) + analytics (employee engagement and strategic alignment surveys), organizations can close the leadership gap to boost productivity, innovation and overall performance.

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Survey Leadership Waterman Mentor 359

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 22, 2014

He also writes the Forbes column, “Innovation Rules,” which is known for its witty assessment of business and technology. Rich Karlgaard is an angel investor, board director and Wall Street Journal best-selling author as well as the longtime publisher (since 1998) of Forbes magazine.

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Waterman Wilde Drucker Magazine 80

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 10, 2011

Managers must LOL — lead out loud — if they are going to bring about culture change and shift behavior for higher levels of customer service, quality, safety, productivity, or innovation.

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Waterman Consensus Long-term Follow-up 49

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The innovation came about because Laird aspired to surf a deepwater reef break on the north shore of Maui called Peahi, or Jaws, where waves can reach 120 feet high. Having grown up in Hawaii, I have the utmost respect for Laird as a waterman. But coffee has seen other innovations, too. Laird Hamilton is my hero.

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B2C B2B Strategy Waterman 15