02526cam a2200277 4500 1650039252 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781633696839 1633696839 0022771141 Axis360 TxAuBib Vermeulen, Freek. Breaking Bad Habits [Boundless]. Harvard Business School Pr, 2018. Could some "best practices" be…bad?Have you ever wondered why most newspapers are so large? Or why management consultants work such long hours? Or why hotels still insist on having check-in desks? Ask anyone in these industries, and their answer will be the same: "That’s the way we’ve always done it.""Best practices" may be widespread, but that doesn't mean they're effective. In many instances the opposite is true: best practices can be outdated, harmful, and a hindrance to innovation. These bad practices are all too common in organizations, and managers and executives can be blind to their pernicious effects. Since they've worked in the past, or have been adopted with success by other firms, their purpose or effectiveness is rarely questioned. As a consequence, these practices spread and persist.In Breaking Bad Habits, Freek Vermeulen, a strategist with a keen eye for the absurd, offers the tools to identify these practices and rid them from your organization. And, most of all, he presents a compelling case for how eliminating popular but outworn ideas, processes, and strategies can create new opportunities for innovation and growth.Brimming with examples of norm-defying organizations in an eclectic range of industries--including IVF clinics, hotels, newspapers, and a famous London theater--Breaking Bad Habits will make you rethink your long-held beliefs about industry norms while encouraging you to reinvigorate your business by breaking out of the status quo. Format: Blio. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management. General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-08 20:00:03. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Development Business Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Decision-Making & Problem Solving. https://hslibrary.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0022771141 TXHSP