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Robert C. Townsend (d. 1998) drew upon his early experiences as a banker at American Express Co. to redirect Avis Rent-a-Car as president and chairman. Under his leadership, Avis experienced a celebrated turnaround, fueled by the "We Try Harder" advertising campaign. Townsend also worked as an executive at 20th Century Fox and was director at several companies, including Dun and Bradstreet and Radica Games. Townsend was a celebrity in his own right, and a frequent lecturer and talk-show guest. ...more

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	Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits by Robert C. Townsend, Warren Bennis 4.06 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 1970 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Further Up the Organization: How to Stop Management from Stifling People and Strangling Productivity 4.32 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1984 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reinventing Leadership: Strategies to Empower the Organization by Warren Bennis, Robert C. Townsend 3.43 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Excellence in the Organization by Tom Peters, Robert C. Townsend 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The B-2 Chronicles: Uncommon Wisdom for Un-corporate America liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ascensiunea intr-o organizatie it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The B2 Chronicles: How Not to Butt Heads With the Next Generation it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Further Up the Organization 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The Graduate.Will anybody of a certain age forget that scene when Braddock (Dustin Hoffman)”
― Robert C. Townsend, Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits

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“MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS The effective ones are the one-man shows.The institutional ones are disastrous. They waste time, cost money, demoralize and distract your best people, and don’t solve problems. They are people who borrow your watch to tell you what time it is and then walk off with it. Don’t use them under any circumstances. Not even to keep your stockholders and directors quiet. It isn’t worth it. Many organizations who’ve been through it will react promptly, thoroughly, and effectively to the threat: “If you fellows don’t get shaped up in thirty days so you’re a credit to the rest of the company, I’m going to call in Booz, Allen.”
― Robert C. Townsend, Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits

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“performance-appraisal sheet would have looked like this: Adaptability 0 Adventuresomeness 100 Cruelty 100 Energy 100 Flexibility 0 Intelligence 100 Justice 100 Gets along well with others 0”
― Robert C. Townsend, Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits

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