In today’s dog-eat-dog world of competition and ongoing change, people in every position-especially the "old dogs"-must learn to work as great groups and creative coalitions rather than as "lone wolves." They must learn the relatively "new tricks" of collaboration and innovation. But often, people react to change as a threat to their security, and lock their organizations into archaic processes. They become like the proverbial "dog in the manager" that neither enjoys the position it has nor allows others to enjoy it, and their companies become "dog tired" and then one day they are "dog gone." This book shows how today’s learn organizations leverage the talents of senior managers to design faster, better, and more profitable organizations through creative collaboration. Moving from the authoritarian model of "control, order, and predict," to a new paradigm of "acknowledge, create, and empower," these organizations continually reinvent themselves to address new markets and capitalize on new technologies. These essays reflect Bennis’s latest thinking and insights, showing how authoritarian managers may be transformed into collaborative and creative leaders.
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