Liberation Management (Part 1): The Enterprise in the Age of Unstructure

Author: (USA) Peter Drucker
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: What is liberation management? Embrace chaos, enjoy risk-taking: Four "short-lived" - short-lived organizations, short-lived products, short-lived markets; The five-person principle - $1 billion in revenue, with no more than five employees; No clocks, no offices, just performance; Liberate employees, encourage the release of entrepreneurial vitality; Simplify the organization before talking about digitalization; Break down the organization, move towards a path where everyone is responsible for projects. This book is a revolutionary masterpiece that breaks self-thought constraints, following Drucker's previous publications. Peter Drucker spent over twenty years dedicated to studying the vitality of Silicon Valley driven by a group of and dreamers, summarizing the mystical secrets of 21st-century business operations from them; The price of freedom is high performance; Middle managers are the primary targets of organizational streamlining; Layoffs can follow a scientific formula; Outsourcing is commonplace; Completely liberate employees, employees must have the ability to jump jobs frequently; "Old big" companies die from obesity, "new big" network alliances emerge in time. The author repeatedly cites cases of globally renowned companies to verify these advanced management trends, teaching that only by embracing chaos and control, enjoying innovation and risk-taking, and valuing employees' independence and creativity can companies remain invincible in the prevailing global market. This book is the first volume, divided into four parts: Organizational Breakdown; Quick on the Draw; Information Technology; Breaking Hierarchies.