Lightning in a Bottle: Proven Lessons for Leading Change

Baum, David

ISBN 10: 0793135958 / ISBN 13: 9780793135950

Published by Kaplan Publishing, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lightning in a Bottle: Proven Lessons for Leading Change
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0793135958
• ISBN 13: 9780793135950
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

60+ essays enlighten your leadership and spark ideas for change.

Full of energy and insight, David Baum sparks ideas for executives and managers to embrace change. Baum imparts his enlightened thoughts on leading change in over 60 vignettes with titles like Fish in Muddy Waters, Don't Eat Your Seed Corn, and Keep to the Short List. These essays impart memorable yet practical ideas to transform an organization.

About the Author

With 20-plus years of experience as a consultant, David Baum provides clients with innovative, creative solutions to change. Drawing on a rich and varied background from experience as a clown, to resolving conflicts in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to revitalizing Native American communities, Baum is sought after by such clients as Shell Oil, Condé Nast, Barclays Bank, Johnson & Johnson, and Outward Bound.

Jim Hassinger holds a black belt in Aikido and has spent the past 12 years applying the principles of this innovative martial art to organizational performance. With more than 20 years’ experience as a business consultant, he is sought by corporate leaders for his wise counsel. Such clients as Avid Technology, Disney, Fleet Bank, Lotus Development, Liberty Mutual Funds, and Hewlett-Packard have benefited from the coaching of this master of integration.