Chapter 1

A NEW DYNAMIC FOR MODERN MANAGEMENT

Hastening the Death of Deference

This is a ‘management’ book.

It is a book about organisations and how they can be made better – more agile, relevant and higher performing.

It is a book for anyone who is inspired by the possibility of different ways of working: people who see energy, potential and talent being wasted in organisations every day, and want to look at the alternatives. It should be of keen interest to people who lead businesses, or manage others, or shape organisations or who are just plain curious about how to modernise corporations and institutions.

But this is also a book with a heart – a spirit in fact.

On an unprecedented scale, the death of deference is empowering and liberating ...

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