Making Work Work

By Scott Hunter

 Mr. Hunter has  indeed put together a book which is a "Leader's Guide to Creating an  Extraordinary Organization." I knew I was in for a treat when, as is my  custom, I flipped through this book before settling down to read it in earnest,  and came across the statement that, "It's all a conversation," and if you  randomly walked into most companies and ask the employees, 'What's the company's  vision?' the most common answer will be 'to make money.' And if you ask them,  'To make money for whom?' the answer will likely be 'for the owners, of course.'  " I wasn't mistaken. Hunter pulled it all together by first describing the  existing model, explaining why it doesn't work, then giving us a new model to  consider.

In  this small volume you will learn  about the different listening styles which perpetuate the existing dysfunctional  model we all tend to use. You will see how that model is surely not suited for  our post-modern world. You will find a new model based on real relationship  building. But perhaps the most refreshing thing for me was Hunter's unabashed  statement that one is the source of what one sees. That is to say, there is no  one truth, but rather only our perceptions. Hunter says it this way, "No, it's  not the truth; it's only your truth! We don't  describe the world we see—”we see the world we describe!"

Hunter's work is compelling, easily  read, and straight to the point with real life examples and case studies. I  might have found it a bit easier to follow if he had provided some hints on  where to find some of the material that he referred back to from time-to-time. I  didn't always remember the details when he referred me to a previous case, and  it would have been helpful to have a hint, such as what chapter to go back to in  order to refresh the details. But that is a small complaint considering all the  good I got from reading the book. All in all, a fine piece of work and well  worth your time to read. And follow through with the exercise at the end of  chapter two, you will be surprised I bet.

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