No Magic Bullet

Introduction

Quick Fixes versus Real Solutions

Henry Miller once wrote that “in this age, which believes that there is a shortcut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest.” We live in a fast-paced age when there is tremendous pressure in organizations for quick action and the tendency to take shortcuts or go with the latest hot trend flourishes.

This book is about how organizations can improve the results they get through their people. Call it the execution of people strategies, high performance, getting things done, achieving valuable accomplishments, producing, hitting the numbers, a well-functioning team—executives use many synonyms to express this concept of getting ...