false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467696m/100469.jpg 100469 2 Creativity is crucial to business success. But too often, even the most innovative organization quickly becomes a "giant hairball"--a tangled, impenetrable mass of rules, traditions, and systems, all based on what worked in the past--that exercises an inexorable pull into mediocrity. Gordon McKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years, many of which he spent inspiring his colleagues to slip the bonds of Corporate Normalcy and rise to orbit--to a mode of dreaming, daring and doing above and beyond the rubber-stamp confines of the administrative mind-set. In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, he shares the story of his own professional evolution, together with lessons on awakening and fostering creative genius. <P> Originally self-published and already a business "cult classic", this personally empowering and entertaining look at the intersection between human creativity and the bottom line is now widely available to bookstores. It will be a must-read for any manager looking for new ways to invigorate employees, and any professional who wants to achieve his or her best, most self-expressive, most creative and fulfilling work. 96869 1996 Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace total:270|5:107|4:100|3:50|2:11|1:2| 270 1109 403 66 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 20:31:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 20:47:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 06:06:47 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 06:15:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 10:05:27 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 16:01:15 -0800 2009
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