文档介绍：MAXIMUM
PERFORMANCE
This book is dedicated to the visionary pioneers who
created the world we now live in; and to those who are
creating the world we will inhabit in the future.
MAXIMUM
PERFORMANCE
A practical guide to
leading and managing
people at work
Nick Forster
Professor at The Graduate School of Management, University of
Western Australia
Edward Elgar
Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA
© Nick Forster 2005
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or
photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher.
Published by
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Glensanda House
Montpellier Parade
Cheltenham
Glos GL50 1UA
UK
Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.
136 West Street
Suite 202
Northampton
Massachusetts 01060
USA
A catalogue record for this book
is available from the British Library
ISBN 1 84542 000 4 (cased)
Typeset by Cambrian Typesetters, Frimley, Surrey
Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall
Acclaim for Maximum Performance
‘In my experience a major ing of most “how to” books on leadership
and management is that they purport to offer “Silver Bullets”– magical solu-
tions that, once revealed, will enrich and transform the reader and his or her
organisation. Regrettably, business life is not that simple. Rather, it is charac-
terised by uncertainty and lack of precedent plicated by the different
wants, needs and motivations of people. Nick Forster’s practical book,
grounded in many years of leadership and management development and
MBA education, recognises plexity and the folly of “one-size-fits-all”
solutions. It is a valuable source book, packed full of useful ideas for current
and aspiring business leaders.’
– Mr Michael Chaney, Australian Businessman of the Year 2003 and
former CEO of Wesfarmers – the Australian Financial Review’s