Up The Organization: How To Stop The Company Stifling People And Strangling Profits
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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What if the greatest threat to a company's success isn't the competition, but the company itself? Up The Organization is Robert Townsend's irreverent, razor-sharp manifesto against corporate bureaucracy, presenting a radical argument that most businesses are strangled by their own red tape, ego-driven management, and soul-crushing hierarchy. Written with the wit and authority of a man who transformed Avis Rent a Car from a struggling also-ran into a genuine rival to industry giant Hertz, Townsend delivers candid, actionable wisdom in a series of punchy, alphabetically arranged entries that demolish conventional management thinking. The book stands as a landmark in business literature, blending caustic humour with genuine insight to argue that organizations thrive only when they liberate their people rather than constrain them. Townsend's style is bracingly direct — he champions decentralisation, rails against the tyranny of titles, and insists that leaders must serve their teams, not the other way around. Decades after its original publication, his central challenge remains as provocative as ever: if you're not in business for fun or profit, what the hell are you doing here?
Author: Robert Townsend
Format: Paperback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What if the greatest threat to a company's success isn't the competition, but the company itself? Up The Organization is Robert Townsend's irreverent, razor-sharp manifesto against corporate bureaucracy, presenting a radical argument that most businesses are strangled by their own red tape, ego-driven management, and soul-crushing hierarchy. Written with the wit and authority of a man who transformed Avis Rent a Car from a struggling also-ran into a genuine rival to industry giant Hertz, Townsend delivers candid, actionable wisdom in a series of punchy, alphabetically arranged entries that demolish conventional management thinking. The book stands as a landmark in business literature, blending caustic humour with genuine insight to argue that organizations thrive only when they liberate their people rather than constrain them. Townsend's style is bracingly direct — he champions decentralisation, rails against the tyranny of titles, and insists that leaders must serve their teams, not the other way around. Decades after its original publication, his central challenge remains as provocative as ever: if you're not in business for fun or profit, what the hell are you doing here?