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    Growing Your Own Heroes: The Commonsense Way to Improve Business Performance

    By John J Oliver and Clive Memmott

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    The purpose of this book is to introduce a concept that, if management execute it capably and sensibly: (1) will cost very little, except time; (2) is virtually guaranteed to improve significantly every single aspect of a business’s performance quickly; (3) has a very low risk of failure; and (4) at the same time, is simple and logical. Employee engagement can be the safest, quickest and cheapest way of transforming an organisation, delivering step-changes in efficiency, quality, employee morale and profitability in businesses ranging from local authorities through to the smallest manufacturers. Growing Your Own Heroes is your key to greater organisational prosperity.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOak Tree Press
    Release dateFeb 28, 2012
    ISBN9781781190388
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    Growing Your Own Heroes: The Commonsense Way to Improve Business Performance
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    John J Oliver

    John J Oliver OBE is a ‘used to be’. He used to be the Chief Executive of Leyland Trucks, as well as Chair of Runshaw College for 10 years and Chair of Business Link North & West Lancashire for four years. All three organisations were transformed using the principles described here. His first book The Team Enterprise Solution has been used extensively in organisations seeking to replicate the experience.

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