Mind Your Own Business: A Maverick’s Guide to Business, Leadership and Life
Book ID/图书代码： 07912004B00308
English Summary/英文概要： “The maverick’s way of conducting business forswears the leader as commanding general; it rejects the practice of top-down, authoritative command. Rather, it proposes the leader as catalyst, conscience, and inspirer . . . The true leader sees his job as setting an environment in which new ideas can emerge that neither he nor any other individual anticipated. That leap of imagination, that moment of genuine creativity, can only be inspired by a leader who encourages exploration and shows a willingness to consider a totally new approach.” --from Mind Your Own Business
The corporate misdeeds of self-serving executives during the high-octane economy of the 1990s have forced many people to rethink the qualities that make a strong leader. For sixty years, Sidney Harman, the chairman and CEO of the world’s premier manufacturer of high-end audio equipment, has stood apart from the crowd, building his business the old-fashioned way, by satisfying customers and, in doing so, making a healthy profit. His refreshingly employee-centric, bottoms-up approach to business is the secret of Harman International’s continuing success.
In Mind Your Own Business, Harman shares his visionary ideas about leadership, providing a welcome contrast to the bad behavior of business leaders recently dominating the news. Harman focuses on creating a culture of personal responsibility throughout his company. He likens his top management team to a jazz quartet that listens to and improvises with one another to create harmony. He stresses the need to do more for workers at every level because employees are the company’s most valuable asset. At Harman International, he has established in-house classrooms to teach English, basic math, health, and music, and encourages his employees to pursue their potential.
Now a hale and healthy eighty-five, Harman thinks that “an idea a day” is more important than the proverbial apple and that the key to a long life is a restless curiosity. In the bestselling tradition of Max DePree’s Leadership Is an Art, Mind Your Own Business is a frank, no-nonsense guide for those who want to bring strength, vitality, and values to their businesses—and to their lives.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 90年代里许多公司高层领导人为自己谋利的行动促使人们重新思考，强有力的领导人到底应该具有什么样的品质。作者作为一个大公司的领导人，不为当时风行潮流的影响，坚持他的老式方法：满足客户的要求，获取合理赢利；创立个人负责文化；领导团体注意互相配合；雇员是最宝贵财产，帮助他们提高文化，发展潜力；等等。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Sidney Harman是哈曼国际工业公司的执行主席，已经85岁。1977—1978曾任美国商务部副部长。他在哈佛肯尼迪政府学院创立了技术，公共政策和人类发展计划，目前是阿斯潘人文研究院计划委员会的主席。
Format:HARDCOVER
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