Even if it ain\'t broken\, fix it

Even if it ain't broken, fix it

The authors examine nine widespread corporate beliefs and practices, reveal their flaws, and offer alternative approaches

Sanjay Kumar Singh 

Nine lies about work A freethinking leader’s guide to the real world Marcus Buckingham & Ashley Goodall Harvard Business Review Press 279 pages; Rs 999 A corporation's recruitment, training, evaluation and promotion practices have a far-reaching impact on its employees. Over the years, however, many of them become ossified, as they begin to be treated as settled truths.

But examine them closely, say the authors of this insightful book, and you find that they have become divorced from reality. Far from boosting productivity, they have turned ...

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First Published: Tue, May 14 2019. 00:49 IST