These are
books and audio recordings I have found inspirational and helpful in the past
several years. There are Amazon.com links for those items available
through Amazon.com. Please let me know of your favorites and new
discoveries that are not listed.
A
Simpler Way
by
Margaret J. Wheatley,
Myron Kellner-Rogers
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Strikingly different from most business books--it opens and closes with a
pair of very powerful black-and-white photo essays, for example--A Simpler
Way lays out a fascinating and productive reexamination of the traditional
tenets of organizational behavior. Internationally known consultants Margaret J.
Wheatley (Leadership and the New Science) and Myron Kellner-Rogers focus
on the basic themes of play, organization, self, emergence, and notions of
coherence to explore how people really systemize their existence. The authors
draw upon science, poetry, philosophy, and other unconventional corporate
resources to suggest a completely original method of working together. "There is
a simpler way to organize human endeavor," they write. "It requires a new way of
being in the world. It requires being in the world without fear. Being in the
world with play and creativity. Seeking after what's possible. Being willing to
learn and to be surprised."
While A Simpler Way may
appear too New Age for some readers, this beautifully produced book hits the
mark by bringing together an array of unexpected ideas as the authors look anew
at established theories of human behavior to propose a decidedly unique way of
promoting organization and achieving success. --Howard Rothman
–
David Whyte, poet
and author of The Hearth Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in
Corporate America
A Simpler Way
is a marvelous raid on the unspeakable and invisible world which permeates every
human attempt to work together. The writing is meditative, clear and
uncluttered, yet exactly to the point. Destined to be a classic.
Janet
McCallen
I didn’t “take” to this book the first time I read it.
As David Whyte says, the “writing is meditative,” and if you’re not used to
that, it can be hard to find the value. I would recommend Wheatley’s
Leadership and the New Science (revised) to a first time reader.
