The Decision Maker
Dennis Bakke
Who makes the important decisions in your organization?
Strategy, product development, budgeting, compensation, such key decisions typically are made by company leaders. That's what bosses are for, right? But maybe the boss isn't the best person to make the call.
That's the conclusion Dennis Bakke came to, and he used it to build AES into a Fortune 200 global power company with 27,000 people in 27 countries. He used it again to create Imagine Schools, the largest non-profit charter-school network in the U.S.
As a student at Harvard Business School, Bakke made hundreds of decisions using the case-study method. He realized two things: decision-making is the best way to develop people; and that shouldn't stop at business school. So Bakke spread decision-making throughout his organizations, fully engaging people at all levels. Today, Bakke has given thousands of people the freedom and responsibility to make decisions that matter.
In The Decision Maker, a leadership fable loosely based on Bakke's experience, the New York Times bestselling author shows us how giving decisions to the people closest to the action can transform any organization.
The idea is simple.
The results are powerful.
When leaders put real control into the hands of their people, they tap incalculable potential. The Decision Maker, destined to be a business classic, holds the key to unlocking the potential of every person in your organization.
Duration - 23h 39m.
Author - Dennis Bakke.
Narrator - Dennis Bakke.
Published Date - Monday, 08 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2014 Pear Press ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Who makes the important decisions in your organization? Strategy, product development, budgeting, compensation, such key decisions typically are made by company leaders. That's what bosses are for, right? But maybe the boss isn't the best person to make the call. That's the conclusion Dennis Bakke came to, and he used it to build AES into a Fortune 200 global power company with 27,000 people in 27 countries. He used it again to create Imagine Schools, the largest non-profit charter-school network in the U.S. As a student at Harvard Business School, Bakke made hundreds of decisions using the case-study method. He realized two things: decision-making is the best way to develop people; and that shouldn't stop at business school. So Bakke spread decision-making throughout his organizations, fully engaging people at all levels. Today, Bakke has given thousands of people the freedom and responsibility to make decisions that matter. In The Decision Maker, a leadership fable loosely based on Bakke's experience, the New York Times bestselling author shows us how giving decisions to the people closest to the action can transform any organization. The idea is simple. The results are powerful. When leaders put real control into the hands of their people, they tap incalculable potential. The Decision Maker, destined to be a business classic, holds the key to unlocking the potential of every person in your organization. Duration - 23h 39m. Author - Dennis Bakke. Narrator - Dennis Bakke. Published Date - Monday, 08 January 2024. Copyright - © 2014 Pear Press ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:30:01
Introduction
Duration:03:32:41
Ch 1 How Bad Is It?
Duration:05:24:31
Ch 2 Lipstick on a Pig
Duration:11:34:13
Ch 3 The Big Game
Duration:08:00:20
Ch 4 That's Your Decision
Duration:09:16:49
Ch 5 Basic Assumptions
Duration:13:08:02
Ch 6 You're The Expert
Duration:06:40:54
Ch 7 It's All Up to You
Duration:08:15:36
Ch 8 The Ugly Ditch
Duration:08:05:39
Ch 9 What About Them?
Duration:12:38:58
Ch 10 Watch the Numbers
Duration:06:08:31
Ch 11 If You're Serious
Duration:13:46:36
Ch 12 Fallible
Duration:05:34:14
Ch 13 Advice
Duration:12:01:11
Ch 14 A Giant Leap
Duration:07:42:28
Ch 15 A Decision The Big
Duration:09:00:16
Ch 16 See How It Works
Duration:09:31:56
Ch 17 Human Resources?
Duration:09:29:38
Ch 18 The Plan
Duration:11:34:00
Ch 19 The Big Picture
Duration:10:36:21
Ch 20 A Few Questions
Duration:04:38:45
Ch 21Their Own Ideas
Duration:06:16:30
Ch 22 The New Standards
Duration:08:18:41
Ch 23 Hear Me Out
Duration:08:34:20
Ch 24 Every Man for Himself
Duration:07:18:02
Ch 25 That Kind of Boss
Duration:09:22:39
Ch 26 The Bottom Line
Duration:08:28:35
Ch 27 Is That Your Decision?
Duration:08:12:09
Ch 28 The Final Call
Duration:06:41:41
Ch 29 This Place is Special
Duration:09:06:16
Ch 30 Let Me Explain
Duration:02:57:52
Afterword
Duration:00:58:07
Ending Credits
Duration:00:12:48