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The Hedge Organisation: A story to show how people can become lost in the corporate hedge

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Hedge Organisation: A story to show how people can become lost in the corporate hedge

By Paul Williams

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About the book

This simple story illustrates how companies can get out of control, and lose focus as they grow. Told in the form of a parable, it draws parallels between a hedge and a company - the hedge becoming out of control with intertwined branches, and the company's efficiency and profits stifled by out of control people, processes, procedures and non value-adding activities. It deals simply, yet profoundly, with a whole range of issues that companies need to address if they are to reach their full poten...Show more

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ISBN

9781786230263

Publisher

Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd

Published year

2016

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1

Original title

The Hedge Organisation: A story to show how people can become lost in the corporate hedge

Format

Paperback

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