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  • Paperback: 252 pages
  • Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd; New Ed edition (15 April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 185788213X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857882131
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 44,024 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #38 in  Books > Business, Finance & Law > Management > Change Management
    #59 in  Books > Business, Finance & Law > Management > Organizational Theory & Behaviour

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For decades soap giant Procter and Gamble was a byword for stodgy formulaic business practice and a paranoid obsession with keeping the nature of those practices to itself. But recently, driven by declining margins in saturated markets, it has chosen to espouse a more touchy- feely and creative approach to its business. And like some some reformed alcoholic or born-again convert, it wants to sing about what it is doing and how it has been achieved from the roof tops.

In Business Beyond The Box, P&G group vice-president John 0'Keefe describes the imaginative leaps required to achieve "step change" (as opposed to incremental change) that galvanised his company from a lumbering giant into a lithe super-company with profits to match. O'Keefe's starting point is that we all have it within us to perform significantly better than we do now, not just by a few percentage points, but by a quarter or half as much again. What limits us is our ambition and the assumptions we make about problem solving. "Your mind is a brilliant cranial computer, but most people don't know how to operate it. Indeed, other than using analytical thinking, most people don't have clue what to do with it", he writes. His principal tool is what he calls "triangular thinking", a variant on lateral thinking with three major elements: picturing the desired step-change, building know-how and using creative thinking. In other hands, this could be a bit like one of those spurious "change your life" programmes (normally run by people who have changed their lives by selling "change your life programmes" to others). But O'Keefe is a seriously heavy corporate player and P&G is a seriously heavy corporation. Which gives this book the gravitas it might otherwise lack.

There¹s no dreary management theory, just an inspirational framework which shows how managers can break out of their limited thinking to achieve personal and corporate breakthroughs. Breezily written and peppered with intriguing examples and fascinating exercises, this book is a highly recommended read for anyone interested in real change, personal or organisational. --Alex Benady --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Dealing with the application of the mind to eight thinking strategies which are based on the concept of triangular thinking. Outlines strategies for getting results from easy changes. Includes tips and exercises to focus each individual's thinking and energies on how to get results.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational and Life Changing, 17 Nov 1999
Provides the reader with the opportunity to refine and enrich their whole approach to work and life in general.Can serve as an excellent gift at Christmas or birthday for readers aged 15 to 85!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascninating read, 5 Nov 2003
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The best business book I have ever read - I'd like to ensure all my direct reports read this book for a fresh view on how to succeed.
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