The Stone Age Company

Why the companies we work for are dying and how they can be saved
Sally Bibb

A book that pulls no punches in warning that many companies will not survive unless we change the way they are managed.

Companies need to change: they are outdated and ineffective in the way they are run and they are losing out in the increasingly competitive world of business.

That’s the view of Sally Bibb, author of this thought-provoking and controversial book, which challenges leaders to think about their organizations and how they should be managed.

The Stone Age Company is an uninspiring place to work – it is an organization that has practices that don’t work anymore. It talks the talk but doesn’t walk the walk. It is characterized by hierarchy, controlling management techniques, managerial bad behavior and spin. Is your company like this?

Too many companies have these characteristics without even realizing it let alone admitting to it. Read this book to identify your company’s weak spots and find out what needs to change – before it’s too late.

This book is a wake-up call. It will inspire leaders to reinvent the way businesses are run, encouraging them to turn their organization into a different type of company: a company that thrills its customers, is innovative and efficient, is fun and energizing to work for.

Using examples of successful organizations including the Innocent Drinks company, WL Gore, Timberland and Southwest Airlines, and her own personal experiences, Bibb shows what innovative companies do and how they do it.

Written in a clear and inspirational way, unlike traditional management books, The Stone Age Company is a book that all managers, leaders, employees, and shareholders should buy if they want to succeed in today’s fast-changing business world.

“A badly needed call to make our organizations more effective by making them more humane.”
Dan H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind and Free Agent Nation

"The cost of this book may be the best investment you make this year".
Jeremy Dale, Vice-President Marketing, Motorola

SALLY BIBB is a director at The Economist Group, where she heads group sales development. She has been in the field of personal and organizational development for 18 years and has a Master’s degree in organizational change. She co-authored Trust Matters (Palgrave, 2004), which was shortlisted for the UK business book of the year awards in 2004.

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