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KILL THE COMPANY: END THE STATUS QUO, START AN INNOVATION REVOLUTION By Lisa Bodell New York, NY: Bibliomotion (2012) hardcover, 264 pages
The book under review, Kill the Company, is written by Lisa Bodell. a sharp thinker, innovator, management professor and advisor, Bodell is the founder and cEO of futurethink, one of the most influential and internationally recognized innovation research and training firms. In her book, Bodell speaks to what she believes is the biggest downfall of the contemporary corporate culture (complacency, conformity, and lack of leadership) and indentifies killing the company as the solution. after this shocking claim, Bodell dedicates the first half of the book to detailed descriptions of fast and successful ways to kill your own company. as a great teacher, Bodell destroys with the purpose to build. She claims that "only after you've killed your company you will be able to tap into the innovation that will transform it into a killer company" (p. xx). the second half of the book is dedicated to describing innovative ways to lead a company into a new era, building on new foundations, and focusing on developing soft skills. Bodell offers not only innovative ideas, but concrete tools and...