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Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition
by Lencioni, Patrick M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
Best-selling author Lencioni's latest business fable takes on meetings--why people hate them, why they shouldn't, and how to make them great. Through fictional narrative, modeling, and practical suggestions, Lencioni shows how to turn meetings from painful and tedious to productive, compelling, and even energizing.
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- Title Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business
- Author Lencioni, Patrick M
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- Date 2004
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0787968056I4N01
- ISBN 9780787968052 / 0787968056
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Business meetings
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003026452
- Dewey Decimal Code 658.456
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PRAISE FOR DEATH BY MEETING
"Finally, a real solution to an age-old problem. Meetings may never be the same."
--Kris Hagerman, executive vice president, strategic operations, VERITAS Software Corporation
"Death by Meeting is about much more than meetings; it's about an entire management philosophy. I read a lot of books on management, and Lencioni's are among the very best. They form the basis for our approach at Silicon Valley Bank."
--Ken Wilcox, CEO, Silicon Valley Bank
"Lencioni has done it again! Insightful. Practical. Ready-to-implement solutions. If you lead people, you can't afford to miss this book. It's an absolute must-read."
--Jim Mellado, president, Willow Creek Association
"We've put Pat's theories into practice and they work. Our meetings are more productive, our communication is clearer, and the team's commitment to decisions is much greater."
--Curt Nonomaque, president and CEO, VHA Inc.
"Meetings are such a critical element of effective organizational communication. Lencioni has provided a concise, entertaining, and inventive guide to improving meeting structure, participation, and results. Thumbs up for this insightful tale."
--Sandy Alderson, executive vice president of operations, Major League Baseball
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Citations
- BookPage, 04/01/2004, Page 23
- Harvard Business Review, 05/01/2004, Page 30