Gary Neilson and Bruce Pasternak help you identify which of the seven company types you work for and how to keep what's good and fix what's wrong:
Passive-Aggressive (everyone agrees, smiles and nods, but nothing changes): Entrenched underground resistance makes getting anything done like trying to nail jelly to the wall
Fits and Starts (let 1,000 flowers bloom): Filled with smart people pulling in different directions
Outgrown (the good old days meet a brave new world): Reacts slowly to market developments, since it's too hard to run new ideas up the flagpole
Over managed (we're from corporate and we're here to help): More reporting than working, as managers check on their subordinates' work so they can in turn report to their bosses
Just in Time (succeeding, but by the skin of our teeth): Can turn on a needle and create real breakthroughs but also tends to burn out its best and brightest
Military Precision (flying in formation): Executes brilliant strategies but usually does not deal well with events not in the script
Resilient (as good as it gets): Flexible, forward looking and fun, bounces back when it hits a bump in the road and never, ever rests on its laurels
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