书目

The Power of Positive Deviance 正向偏差的力量

内容简介

Thinkofthetoughestproblemsinyourorganizationorcommunity.Whatifthey'dalreadybeensolvedandyoudidn'tevenknowit?InThePowerofPositiveDeviance,theauthorspresentacounterintuitivenewapproachtoproblem-solving.Theiradvice?Leveragepositivedeviants--thefewindividualsinagroupwhofinduniquewaystolookat,andovercome,seeminglyinsolubledifficulties.Byseeingsolutionswhereothersdon't,positivedeviantsspreadandsustainneededchange.Withvivid,firsthandstoriesofhowpositivedeviancehasalleviatedsomeoftheworld'stoughestproblems(malnutritioninVietnam,staphinfectionsinhospitals),theauthorsilluminateitscorepractices,including:·Mobilizingcommunitiestodiscover"invisible"solutionsintheirmidst·Usinginnovativedesignsto"act"yourwayintoanewwayofthinkinginsteadofthinkingyourwayintoanewwayofacting·Confoundingtheorganizational"immuneresponse"seekingtosustainthestatusquoInspiringandinsightful,ThePowerofPositiveDevianceunveilsapotentnewwaytotacklethethorniestchallengesinyourowncompanyandcommunity.

作者简介

RichardPascaleisanassociatefellowofTempletonCollege,OxfordUniversity,andauthororcoauthorofnumerousbooks,includingManagingontheEdge,SurfingtheEdgeofChaos,andTheArtofJapaneseManagement.JerrySterninwastheworld'sleadingexpertintheapplicationofpositivedevianceasatoolforaddressingsocialandbehavioralchange.MoniqueSterninhasbeenanequalpartnerintheseeffortsandnowheadsthePositiveDevianceInstituteatTuftsUniversity.理查德·帕斯卡尔(RichardTannerPascale),是牛津大学的协同院士,也是圣塔菲研究中心(SantaFeInstitute)的访问学者。理查德·帕斯卡尔,曾经参与多个全球500强的公司进行组织转型。被誉为“全球50位管理大师之一”、“影响世界进程的100位思想领袖之一”。帕斯卡尔曾任职于白宫,担任劳工部长的特别助理。在斯坦福大学商学院任教达二十年之久,是全球首屈一指的企业顾问、备受推崇的学者、畅销书作家,对日本的企业管理深有研究。帕斯卡尔博士是《纽约时报》畅销书《日本的管理艺术》的合著者,,也是《刀口上的管理》(ManagingontheEdge)一书的作者。在《哈佛商业评论》上发表的文章《禅与管理艺术》(ZenandtheArtofManagement),曾获得“麦肯锡”奖。他曾与数十位《财富》全球500强公司的首席执行官及最高经营团队成员密切合作,共同推进组织转型。

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