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Drowning in Oil: BP and the Reckless Pursuit of Profit RRP $50.00 - published by McGraw-Hill Professional.
I'm betting not too many NZBusiness readers head up megamassive international oil companies, so it's fair to grizzle about why any sLriving entrepreneur from Taradale or Twizel would want to read this book.
The simple answer is: besides being highly topica I . at its heart, this book is about a company focusi rig on the wrong things. Tn BP's case, it's about a fractured management culture that talkod about safety yet emphasised profit.
Drowning in Oil is a sorry tale of what can happen when a company makes long-running cuts to training, outsources key staff and focuses on I he dollars al the expense of people. Sound familiar?
It's about listening to staff when they raise concerns. And it's about homing in on what an organisation truly values and,...