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Preface to the Third Edition
John Gall • Systemantics. The Systems Bible
He had told Moses, O’Dwyer said, that if he was elected he would immediately create a new post to handle a vast program of postwar public works construction, a “Coordinator of Construction” with sweeping powers not only over parks, parkways, bridges and tunnels, but over the construction of public housing, the field from which Moses had been barred
... See moreRobert A. Caro • The Power Broker
As Burke said in describing his early years in Albany, “Murphy delegates to the point of anarchy.”7
William Thorndike • The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
fast-tracking, in which construction begins before the building is fully designed.
Matthew Frederick • 101 Things I Learned® in Engineering School
the intentional creation of personal relationships among members of the bureaucratically unrelated but functionally interdependent teams allowed us to break down the walls of silos.
Chris Fussell, C. W. Goodyear, General Stanley McChrystal (Foreword) • One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams
Credibility = Proven Competence + Integrity + Relationships
Chris Fussell, C. W. Goodyear, General Stanley McChrystal (Foreword) • One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams
As you might have guessed, small groups are next. Return to the groups of three.
Peter Block • Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
The basic idea is to try to prevent an accident in the first place with appropriate safety factors but then to limit the progress and consequences if one should occur.