Up the organization
About this book
Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organization continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), and The Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management. 1-800-CEO-READ ranks Townsend's bestseller first among eighty books that "every manager must read." This commemorative edition offers a new generation the benefit of Robert Townsend's timeless wisdom as well as reflections on his work and life by those who knew and worked with him. This groundbreaking book continues to remind us not to get mired in all those sacred organizational routines that stifle people and strangle both profits and profitability. He shows a way to humanize business and a way to have fun while making it all work better than it ever worked before.
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 843 readers · 211 pages · ≈ 3 h 54 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Up the organization?
About ≈ 3 h 54 m — 211 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Up the organization?
211 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Up the organization?
It sits on the Business shelves.
Is Up the organization in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Up the organization?
Townsend, Robert (1920–0).