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Making the Impossible Possible

Leading Extraordinary Performance-the Rocky Flats Story

Kim Cameron Marc Lavine

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English
Berrett-Koehler
01 January 2018
The most contaminated nuclear weapons plant in the country, Rocky Flats was an environmental disaster and the site of rampant worker unrest. Although estimates projected that cleaning up and closing the facility would take 70 years and $36 billion, the project was completed 60 years ahead of schedule and $30 billion under budget, and most of the site is now on its way to becoming a wildlife refuge.

Kim Cameron and Marc Lavine explain how this amazing feat was accomplished and how other organizations can apply the same methods to achieve breakthrough levels of performance. The authors discovered that the Rocky Flats leaders used a distinctive ""abundance approach,"" identifying and building on sources of strength, resilience, and vitality rather than simply solving problems and overcoming difficulties.

Drawing on numerous firsthand accounts and public records, they identify 21 specific leadership practices and key techniques that were fundamental to this innovative approach. This fascinating and thoroughly researched case study provides a complete guide for anyone wanting to better understand and apply the lessons of this remarkable, history-making achievement.
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Imprint:   Berrett-Koehler
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 158mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   442g
ISBN:   9781576753903
ISBN 10:   1576753905
Pages:   250
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kim S. Cameron is Professor of management and organizations at Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education at the University of Michigan. Dr. Cameron's past research on organizational downsizing, effectiveness, quality culture, and the development of management leadership skills has been published in more than 80 articles and eight books.

Reviews for Making the Impossible Possible: Leading Extraordinary Performance-the Rocky Flats Story

“A brilliant book that will help readers discover and capitalize on the values of positive psychology, astute leadership, and culture. It’s a scintillating saga of how an organization can change using basic concepts from an outstanding research team.” —John W. Slocum, Jr., O. Paul Corley Professor of Management, Southern Methodist University and coauthor of The Smarter Organization “The cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats is a story of success that exceeded the expectations of virtually every knowledgeable observer.  You will learn the organizational practices and leadership lessons that explain how extraordinary performance was achieved in the face of great difficulty.  I highly recommend the book.” — Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and former U. S. Secretary of Energy “Cameron and Lavine bring this leadership and organizational change epic alive with innumerable detailed illustrations in the words of the participants themselves, while simultaneously offering a comprehensive theory that can be applied to any organizational setting. --Bill Torbert, author of Action Inquiry and Professor, Carroll School of Management, Boston College


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