{"id":561,"date":"2009-12-24T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/?p=561"},"modified":"2012-10-23T14:53:25","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T18:53:25","slug":"lean-and-meaningful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/lean-and-meaningful\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean and Meaningful"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LeanLean & Meaningful: A New Culture for Corporate America<\/a>\"\"
\nby Roger E. Herman\u00a0and Joyce L. Gioia<\/p>\n

The dynamic duo strikes again!\u00a0Herman and Gioia join forces here to describe the next generation of corporate culture in America. Demographic and economic shifts are changing the face of corporate America and enlightened organizations are learning that they must reduce the “fat” and provide meaningful employment to their workers.<\/p>\n

The corporation of the future will look dramatically different than today\u2019s concept\u2014structurally and conceptually. We\u2019ve known for quite some time now that “If you always do what you always did, you\u2019ll always get what you always got.” Obviously, that simply won\u2019t cut it today. Have you developed a strategy to prepare your organization for the “new look”? If not, start bench-marking today within these pages.<\/p>\n

A wide range of trends is explored, explained, and illustrated with examples of what\u00a0more than\u00a0200 companies, both large and small, and governmental agencies, city and state, are already doing.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ready to prepare your organization for future success, this book will give you insights, ideas, resources, and action plans to help you make a meaningful difference.<\/p>\n

(This book review was originally published in\u00a02001 as one of the Top 10 Books – Edition 7.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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