Flight of the Buffalo: Soaring to Excellence, Learning to Let Employees Lead
Authors: James A. Belasco and Ralph C. Stayer
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: January 1994
From the Publisher:
From herd mentality to high-flying innovation: How your company can transform itself now! In the most important business book since In Search of Excellence, renowned author James A. Belasco and corporate innovator Ralph C. Stayer combine their expertise, insight, and passion to show you how the very nature of management must change if your company is to survive the coming decades. Using real-life examples and going beyond the quick-fix approach of many of today’s business gurus, Flight of the Buffalo reveals:
- How hardworking, hard-driving managers can get out-maneuvered by more nimble competition in today’s global marketplace
- How your organization can become more focused, more flexible, and more productive at the same time
- Why today’s workers want and need more responsibility, and how you can empower them now
- How to become a manager who goes beyond filling quotas to one who creates an atmosphere of quality, customer satisfaction, and success
