Mavericks At Work, William C. Taylor
Mavericks At Work, William C. Taylor
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Mavericks At Work
Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win

Author: William C. Taylor, Polly G. LaBarre

Narrator: Barrett Whitener

Abridged: 5 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/02/2006


Synopsis

The first book to document this change, Mavericks at Work is business ""edutainment"" for a smart, ambitious readership, profiling some of the most exciting—and often eccentric—CEOs in the United States, while detailing their remarkable strategies for success.
Who’s going to write the next chapter in the saga of American business? Who’s going to chronicle the best way to compete, the new way to win? That’s the mission of Mavericks at Work, a book that profiles a network of rebels who are creating a new business model that makes use of fresh principles and captures what it means to be a state-of-the-art organization. Including such pioneering companies as ING Direct, Southwest Airlines, Pixar, HBO, Anthropologie, Craigslist, Netflix, and Commerce Bank, this book is nothing short of a lively new intellectual agenda for business.

About William C. Taylor

William C. Taylor is a cofounder of Fast Company and coauthor (with Polly LaBarre) of Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win. A graduate of Princeton University and the MIT Sloan School of Management, he hosts a blog on being ""Practically Radical"" on HarvardBusiness Online. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with his wife and two daughters.

About Polly G. LaBarre

Polly LaBarre spent eight years as a senior editor of Fast Company, where she wrote articles on strategy, creativity, and personal success, and co-hosted the magazine's Real Time conferences. She has spoken to business audiences around the world and has appeared on Good Morning America, CNBC, and PBS's Nightly Business Report.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve

This was one of the most valuable business books I've ever read. It is all about the most innovative, successful business leaders in the world today and the cutting edge consciousness that brought them to where they are. This book chronicles the true awakening occurring in the best of Corporate Amer......more

Goodreads review by Jeanne

Starbucks, Apple, Google, Disney Pixar, Microsoft, Ford, Top Coder, Procter & Gamble, Jones Soda, IBM, HBO, Goldcorp, DPR Construction, Cranium, Anthropologie and even the famous live entertainment performer Cirque du Soleil, these are just few companies discussed on this book that took that leap ou......more

Goodreads review by Terri

This is one of the best books I've read all year! Definitely one of my favourite business books - though I've only read a few- and I know I'll be revisiting it at some point in the future. The title should be enough to hint that it's not written for everyone. Definitely not suitable for anyone who wa......more

Goodreads review by John

In this book, the authors highlight the traits that distinguish great companies from the merely good ones. The authors first explain how every company needs to figure out its higher calling, or its purpose, before it can embark on any form of strategic planning. The authors give examples of companie......more