The Age of Heretics: Lessons from Three Generations of Management Thinkers
The most valuable management principles and practices often started as countercultural — and many continue to be. In this Webinar, Art Kleiner will discuss the nature of corporations and the role of the heretics — the people who raise difficult questions on behalf of the organizations they work for. These days, with conventional wisdom failing, heretics are needed more than ever.
by Art Kleiner
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Tuesday, February 24, 200912:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
The most valuable management principles and practices often started as countercultural — and many continue to be. In this Webinar, Art Kleiner will discuss the nature of corporations and the role of the heretics — the people who raise difficult questions on behalf of the organizations they work for. These days, with conventional wisdom failing, heretics are needed more than ever.
Panelist:
Art Kleiner is the editor-in-chief of strategy+business. He is the author of The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management, 2nd ed. (Jossey-Bass, 2008). He was formerly the editorial director of Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline Fieldbook series, a faculty member at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, and an editor of The Whole Earth Catalog.Moderator:
Jonathan Gage is a director of Booz & Company and publisher of strategy+business.Webinar materials / further reading:
Listen to a recording of the event. This Webinar uses the WebEx Player.View a PDF of the presentation slides.
Art Kleiner, The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management, 2nd ed. (Jossey-Bass, 2008)
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