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I am going to give this book to my brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews who are still entangled in the giant hairball of corporate life. A corporate fools guide to surviving with grace from the worlds largest community of readers. One of my favorite books on creativity and innovation is by a guy named gordon mackenzie, its called orbiting the giant hairball. This book was given to me my by my friend and agile coach, jamie gillis, who considers this book a game changer for his life. His workshops were further developed into his book orbiting the giant hairball. Orbiting is a personally empowering and entertaining look at the intersection between human creativity and the bottom line. In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, he shares the story of his own professional evolution, together with lessons on. But anyhow, gordon mackenzie, great guy, he was an artist. Orbiting the giant hairball by gordon mackenzie recommended for. Its a message thats easier to swallow when you consider his 30year career as a. Animated book summary of orbiting the giant hairball duration. I had listened to a lecture held at the university of illinois on innovation and leadership by david markham, president of commercial launch at lockheed martin space. Ideos general manager tom kelley relays a tale about artist and author gordon mackenzie.

Orbiting the giant hairball a corporate fool s guide to surviving with grace by gordon mackenzie viking penguin, 1998 the most important dialogue group in latin america part three recognition and the dynamics of thinking. Mackenzie illustrates how to orbit harmoniously by maintaining a balance between following corporate rules and running your own show. Gordon mackenzie has a peculiar prescription for succeeding in the corporate world. Read orbiting the giant hairball pdf a corporate fools guide to surviving with grace by gordon mackenzie viking creativity is crucial. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Currently out of stock at the stanford bookstore, in case anybody is interested in dashing over there to get it. Learning to orbit the giant hairball creativitycrisis. But too often, even the most innovative organization quickly becomes a giant hairball a tangled, impenetrable mass of rules, traditions, and. Several years ago i was introduced to a little book titled orbiting the giant hairball.

I think it may have been jan hoglund who mentioned the late gordon mackenzies orbiting the giant hairball on twitter. Orbiting the giant hairball gordon mackenzie pdf a. In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, he shares the story. Find out how thinking of your corporation as a giant hairball can help you.

A corporate fools guide to surviving with grace,makes sense. After working for hallmark cards, he started to give workshops and tutorials centered on maintaining creativity in the corporate world. Change agents, creative types stuck in the stifling corporate culture and what you can do about it, storytellers. A corporate fool s guide to surviving with grace by mackenzie, gordon author 041998 hardcover report. A corporate fools guide to surviving with grace by gordon mackenzie isbn. I had this book on my reading list for over a year. Animated book summary of orbiting the giant hairball. Mackenzie visited fast company to discuss his book, how to orbit a.