Jess Whittlestone
Does following Peters and Waterman’s eight principles guarantee you business success? Almost certainly not. One big problem with their research was that they only looked at successful companies. Knowing that all successful companies have something in common tells us nothing unless we also know that unsuccessful companies lack those things. We might find that all successful business founders displayed an interest in entrepreneurship from an … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Jess Whittlestone | Subjects: Best Practices, Management, Organizational Behavior, Success / Failure
Jess Whittlestone
Though we’re unlikely to ever distill success into a neat formula or set of principles, there is an alternative approach, which might bring more promise. [Jerker] Denrell suggests that rather than trying to demystify success, we should spend more time studying failure, which may come down to much more consistent principles. Understanding what not to do, if based on more solid evidence, could be much … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Jess Whittlestone | Subjects: Best Practices, Management, Organizational Behavior, Success / Failure
Business books are valuable, but only if you know how to read them
To understand success, it’s natural to study successful people and organizations. Thousands of business books are published each year, claiming to have done this very thing, and distilled success into a set of practical principles.
These books almost always contain an empowering message, whether explicitly or implicitly: that anyone can be successful if they just understand what it takes, and follow the key steps. The problem … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Jess Whittlestone | Subjects: Best Practices, Management, Organizational Behavior