The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
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60 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
Very interesting
Nutshell review - This is a very interesting and insightful book about centralized vs. decentralized organizations, from companies to terrorist cells. Well written with interesting and useful insights.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
The Starfish and the Spider relevance to Relationship Economics
As succinctly illustrated in Rod Beckstrom's book The Starfish and the Spider, the massively complex and dynamic ecosystems of today's highly matrixed corporations can more effectively adapt to the market dynamics by way of decentralized...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
An interesting overview of a decentralized business model
Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom are entrepreneurs. In "The Starfish and the Spider" they express their fascination of decentralized organizations, and their impact on the business world. Based on numerous examples, ranging from Alcoholics Anonymous...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 12, 2008 Type: User Review |
A pleasure to read 905 527 b5326
This book is simply a great read. The best part about this book is the writing itself. It's simple, short and to the point. This book could have easily been dragged out over 400 pages, but it wasn't. It was just the right size.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
Exceptional Read
I expected this book to make me think - based on both the title and others' recommendations - and it delivered. Insightful and thought-provoking.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
Leaderless Organizations Still Have Leaders
I agree in principal with the authors of Starfish and the Spider, that the Internet has decentralized decisionmaking. Their hybrid solution, a centralized corporate decisionmaking combined with decentralized elements(this Amazon opinion sharing...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
The Power of Decentralization
If you cut off a spider's leg, it is crippled and likely to die. If you cut off the leg of a starfish, it grows a new one. Fascinatingly, the severed leg can grow into a second starfish. That is the metaphor alluded to in the title of The Starfish...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 10, 2008 Type: User Review |
Decentralization, explained
Captivating read with great and illustrative examples. Ori Brafman and Rob Beckstrom explore the impact of the rise of decentralization in modern enterprise, social movements, and information control. The book investigates the rise of Wikipedia,...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
A starfish organization can overtake your industry by storm!
In this book, the authors address the differences between starfish and spider organizations. A spider has a tiny head and eight legs coming out of a central body. If you chop off the spider's head, it dies. A centralized organization has a clear...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Give Work Meaning
Patrick Lencioni's latest book may be the best book yet about the PositiveWare tagline, Give Work Meaning.
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5.00/5 |
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