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 Named
the #1 Best Selling book on Amazon.com to the United States Government
and United States Military.
The Power of Alignment (order here)
How Great Companies Stay Centered and Accomplish Extraordinary
Things
by George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky
Misaligned companies, like cars out of alignment, can develop
serious problems if not corrected quickly. They are hard to steer
and don't respond well to changes in direction. This groundbreaking
book shows you how to get—and keep—all the vital elements
of your organization aligned and headed in the same direction
at the same time.
Managers must now keep their people centered in the midst of
change, deemphasize hierarchy, and distribute leadership by distributing
authority, information, knowledge, and customer data throughout
their organization. Alignment is a response to the new business
reality where customer requirements are in flux, where competitive
forces are turbulent, and where the bond of loyalty between an
organization and its people has been weakened. The old linear
approach to management has given way to one of simultaneity—to
alignment.
As pioneers of the alignment concept, the authors have developed
this unique approach based on their work with leading companies
throughout the world. The Power of Alignment is packed
with war stories and the first-hand perspectives of industry leaders.
You'll learn how world-class organizations, including Federal
Express, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Columbia/HCA Healthcare,
Citizens Utilities, AirTouch, and UNUM achieved extraordinary
business results. Now, through the authors' expertise, you'll
see how alignment can work for your organization.
In essence, alignment links the five key elements of an organization—people,
process, customers, business strategies, and of course, leadership—to
obtain breakthrough results, chief among them, sustained growth
and profit, loyal customers, and a high-performance work force.
Essential reading for all managers and executives, The Power
of Alignment offers a new way to reestablish focus and sustain
energy, and is a dynamic approach for staying balanced and achieving
extraordinary levels of performance.
The Power of Alignment is published by John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., May 1997
Take a look at the Book Review
and also read more about Alignment.
Also Available
 Making
Quality Work
A Leadership Guide For The Results Driven Manager
by Y.S. Chang, George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky
Published by HarperBusiness, 1993
Making Quality Work presents a wealth of practical strategies,
techniques, and tools you can use to apply TQM in the day-to-day
life of your business—any business. International management
consultants, Labovitz, Rosansky, and Chang teach you how to motivate
employees, build long-term partnerships with your customers, and
merge TQM with your business strategy This book explains just
what you must do to lift your organization head and shoulders
above the competition. TQM puts the customer absolutely first.
And every businessperson knows that's the right thing to do.
Making Quality Work is filled with true-life stories from
great companies like Proctor & Gamble, Federal Express, Milliken,
Xerox, Motorola, and L.L. Bean.
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