Spirit

📖 The Scoop

The New York Times Magazine calls Harrison Owen a "Management guru". FORTUNE: "There is value to SPIRIT, however difficult that value is to quantify. Just ask Harrison Owen." UTNE READER describes SPIRIT as, "a cult classic. It is making splashes with unexpected folks - from nuns to Fortune 500 types." NEW O PTIONS says, "SPIRIT has become an underground best-seller among executives & administrators." This book is written for every person who has ever said, "The Spirit around here is terrible," & wished they could do something to make it better. Or, "The Spirit here is Great", & hoped to keep it that way. Harrison Owen makes sense out of Spirit by telling a likely story about how Spirit works, ways to make it stronger, & what to when it seems to be falling apart. There is a theory, a tested practice, & three case studies, describing what happens when you intentionally set out to grow Spirit. "As one who frequents the existential world of organizations, I found Harrison Owen's SPIRIT a treasure of knowledge & lore. His theory is intriguing; the case studies are informative, colorful & fun to read."--Terry Deal, Co-author, CORPORATE CULTURES. "Believing is seeing! Remain open while you read this book, & you will be rewarded with an alternative view of organizational reality that is both confronting & challenging. Harrison Owen invites the reader into a process of co-creation. The next step will be yours at an exciting frontier of organizational theory & practice."--Robert Tannenbaum, Teacher.

Genre: Business & Economics / General (fancy, right?)