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Paul Layzell, Managing Director BMW (GB) Limited
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'Teaching the Elephant to Dance' is an invaluable
handbook for change. I urge CEO's to distribute this book widely
throughout their organizations, and use it to trigger the changes we will
need to make to survive...
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William H. Wilson,
President Pioneer Eclipse |
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...should be required reading for all new MBA's... |
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Patrick McGovern Founder
and Chairman, International Data Group |
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In the era of high technology and global
competition, success will only come to companies that understand corporate
hierarchies and centralized decision-making are no longer effective. This
book explains why. |
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Henry Bloch, Chairman
and CEO H&R Block, Inc. |
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Because of competitive pressure worldwide,
U.S. companies must be willing to change. This book gives management
clear, simple and effective ways to make that change happen. It is an
important vision for the 1990's. |
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Susan Stein, President
Omni Research and Training, Inc. |
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The book's Personal Workshop sections were
most beneficial. These gave me a chance to stop and reflect on the meaning
of your theories to me and my company. |
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William Oncken III, President
The William Oncken Corporation |
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Our first rule for getting monkeys off your
back is to decide which ones to shoot and which ones to feed. Belasco's
first rule for getting elephants to dance is to cut chains and set fire to
the tent. Whether the task is to get welfare monkeys to work or
bureaucratic elephants to change, the basic premise is the same: you must
push power down to get production and profits up. |
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David Doud, Director
Human Resources Richardson Electronics |
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...an excellent book. It will be placed
permanently in my libvrary and frequently pulled out for refreshing my
memory. It really brought home to my attention the need for vision.
Whether it be company wide or department wide. Without this vision, you
stumble along blindly. |
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Warren Bennis, Author On Becoming A Leader |
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"One of the most useful books I've read
on how to prepare organizations for the white knuckle decade of the
90's." |
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Ken Shelton, Editor
Executive Excellence |
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"No organization in today's world can
afford to be fat and unresponsive. A bias for action--based on clear
vision and strategic planning--is what makes the elephant dance. James
Belasco's clarion call for change should be heeded by every company that
hopes to survive and compete successfully. He teaches us that many
companies, like elephants, are bound by conditioning--the way things have
always been done. His book, in effect, sets fire to the circus tent. And
when the elephant smells the smoke, things will change fast." |
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Charles
Garfield, Author Peak Performances: The Heroes of American Business |
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TEACHING THE ELEPHANT TO DANCE is a fine
contribution to our understanding of organizational change. I recommend it
highly as a survival manufal for the 1990's as we are confronted with
opportunity and overload. Dr. Belasco offers us a practical guide for a
world turned upside-down." |
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Ronald Blue,
Practice Administrator Dillman Eye Care |
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"Pertinent in its content and superb in
its style. What really catapults this book above others are the personal
workshops, which facilitate the application of key points. I refer to the
personal workshops religiously. It should be required reading of all
business students, managers and executives who sincerely wish to achieve
excellence in their respective organizations." |
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Michele Wong,
Executive Vice President Digital Information Systems Corporation |
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"I purchased copies of the book for our
entire Management Committee and used it as a basis for our yearly
planning." |
