Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
 

Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win

by William C. Taylor, Polly G. LaBarre

Meet the innovators and upstarts who are inventing the future of business. Their unconventional ideas and groundbreaking strategies can become your business plan for the twenty-first century—a better way to lead, compete, and succeed.

Business as usual is a bust. In industry after indus-try, the old guard is cutting back and losing ground. Meanwhile, organizations that... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • kapilb
    • Rated 3 stars

    I thought this book would be about great ideas at workplace but it seems to centre more around the People Management and how great talent is what businesses need currently. A good inspiring read and surely a good one for HR managers to know about innovation in recruitment, managing people and what keeps talented people motivated all the time.

    kapilb wrote this review Monday, October 6 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Ron  B
    • Rated 5 stars

    Written by editors at Fast Company, this is a breezy book packed with many examples of some of the most progressive companies, especially relevant to knowledge workers. It also contains many resources you will want to explore in greater depth.

    Ron B wrote this review Friday, February 29 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Sonia J
    • Rated 4 stars

    A lot of fun to read. Not a how-to book but examples of sucess stories that took chances.

    Sonia J wrote this review Friday, November 16 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Thomas B
    • Rated 0 stars

    must read

    Thomas B wrote this review Monday, October 22 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • agbala
    • Rated 0 stars

    Found some good examples of success stories of mavericks, But the thesis that you have to be a maverick to succeed, I am not sure.

    agbala wrote this review Tuesday, October 2 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • adkumar
    • Rated 1 stars

    Avoid this book. [br/]http://dog-ears.blogspot.com/2007/08/being-original.html

    adkumar wrote this review Friday, September 21 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • chocolate
    • Rated 3 stars

    Again a good management book. Can get a bit complex at times.

    chocolate wrote this review Sunday, August 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Nagesh
    • Rated 4 stars

    This is a great book. I recommend it to all those who are interested in raising the bar on what ever you are doing. Those who are ready to focus on doing it the right way rather that the way it has been done all along way. Go ahead and read it. Its worth it.

    Nagesh wrote this review Tuesday, August 21 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • awardtour
    • Rated 3 stars

    Includes some really great case studies in how bucking trends and valuing people can lead to business success. The book still struck me as verbose at times and a little too "cheerleader" in others.

    awardtour wrote this review Monday, March 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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