Why are we more likely to fall in love when we feel in danger? Why would an experienced pilot disregard his training and the rules of the aviation industry, leading to the deadliest airline crash in history? This book lets you discover the answers.[...]
In a book that combines psychology and sociology with an insightful understanding of human interactions, Ori and Rom Brafman have written a compelling narrative that helps us to understand the magic behind those moments when we form an incredible connection with other people, or which cause us to be[...]
Likening successful decentralized companies to a starfish that can survive and grow even if its parts are separated, a reference for organizational leaders draws on the examples of such companies as eBay, Sun, and GE to reveal the potential of alternate organizations. Reprint.[...]
If you cut off a spider's head, it dies. But if you cut off a starfish's leg, it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organizations are like spiders, but now starfish organizations are changing the face of business and the world.
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