{"product_id":"breaking-bad-habits-why-best-practices-are-killing-your-business-9781633696822","title":"Breaking Bad Habits: Why Best Practices Are Killing Your Business","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould some \"best practices\" be...bad?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered why most newspapers are so large? Or why management consultants work such long hours? Or why hotels still insist on having check-in desks? Ask anyone in these industries, and their answer will be the same: \"That's the way we've always done it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Best practices\" may be widespread, but that doesn't mean they're effective. In many instances the opposite is true: best practices can be outdated, harmful, and a hindrance to innovation. These \u003ci\u003ebad\u003c\/i\u003e practices are all too common in organizations, and managers and executives can be blind to their pernicious effects. Since they've worked in the past, or have been adopted with success by other firms, their purpose or effectiveness is rarely questioned. As a consequence, these practices spread and persist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad Habits\u003c\/i\u003e, Freek Vermeulen, a strategist with a keen eye for the absurd, offers the tools to identify these practices and rid them from your organization. And, most of all, he presents a compelling case for how eliminating popular but outworn ideas, processes, and strategies can create new opportunities for innovation and growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with examples of norm-defying organizations in an eclectic range of industries--including IVF clinics, hotels, newspapers, and a famous London theater--\u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad Habits\u003c\/i\u003e will make you rethink your long-held beliefs about industry norms while encouraging you to reinvigorate your business by breaking out of the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreek Vermeulen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School. He is the first-ever winner of the school's Excellence in Teaching Award and has received various international prizes for his research on strategic management. He writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. In the past, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e has described him as a \"rising star\" and a \"new management guru.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor social media\/website info: twitter.com\/Freek_Vermeulen, freekvermeulen.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harvard Business Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493085253906,"sku":"9781633696822","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc93886a-d07e-4e72-b300-e8a4bc4d0233.jpg?v=1730626828","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/breaking-bad-habits-why-best-practices-are-killing-your-business-9781633696822","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}