The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management

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Art Kleiner (New York University) Warren Bennis (University of Southern California)

The Age of Heretics

A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management

Art Kleiner (New York University), Warren Bennis (University of Southern California), Steven Wheeler , Walt McFarland

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English

Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
08 July 2008

Business innovation; Management & management techniques

Series: J-B Warren Bennis Series

In this second edition of his bestselling book, author Art Kleiner explores the nature of effective leadership in times of change and defines its importance to the corporation of the future. He describes a heretic as a visionary who creates change in large-scale companies, balancing the contrary truths they can’t deny against their loyalty to their organizations. The Age of Heretics reveals how managers can get stuck in counterproductive ways of doing things and shows why it takes a heretical point of view to get past the deadlock and move forward.

By: Art Kleiner (New York University)
Foreword by: Warren Bennis (University of Southern California), Steven Wheeler, Walt McFarland
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 662g
ISBN: 9780470190708
ISBN 10: 0470190701
Series: J-B Warren Bennis Series
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 08 July 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Warren Bennis. Preface by Steven Wheeler and Walter McFarland. To the Reader. 1. Monastics: Corporate Culture and Its Discontents, 1945 to Today. 2. Pelagians: National Training Laboratories, 1947–1962. 3. Reformists: Workplace Redesign at Procter & Gamble and the Gaines Dog Food Plant in Topeka, 1961–1973. 4. Protesters: Saul Alinsky, FIGHTON, Campaign GM, and the Shareholder Activism Movement, 1964–1971. 5. Mystics: Royal Dutch/Shell’s Scenario Planners, 1967–1973. 6. Lovers of Faith and Reason: Heretical Engineers at Stanford Research Institute and MIT, 1955–1971. 7. Parzival’s Dilemma: Edie Seashore, Chris Argyris, and Warren Bennis, 1959–1979. 8. Millenarians: Erewhon, the SRI Futures Group, Herman Kahn, Royal Dutch/Shell, and Amory Lovins, 1968–1979. 9. The Rapids: Hayes and Abernathy, Tom Peters, W. Edwards Deming, the Creators of GE Work-Out, and Other Synthesizers of Management Change, 1974–1982. Bibliography. Notes. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Index.

THE AUTHOR ART KLEINER is the editor-in-chief of the quarterly magazine strategy+business (http://www.strategy-business.com). He is the author or coauthor of several acclaimed business books, and is a faculty member at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program. His articles have been published in a variety of places, including Wired, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and The New York Times Magazine.

Reviews for The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management

An inspiring and enlightening reading for any business person who fears their ideas may face initial rejection. (The Midwest Book Review, October 2008) Voted a Best Business Book of 2008 by the Miami Herald