Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — December 2006
Making the impossible possible; leading extraordinary performance — the Rocky Flats story.
Cameron, Kim and Marc Lavine.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2006 286 p. $24.95 TD898
978-1-57675-390-3
In 1995, the cleanup and closure of contaminated nuclear weapons plant Rocky Flats was estimated to require more than 70 years and $36 billion. Despite these dire predictions, contracting company Kaiser- Hill managed to get the job done 60 years ahead of schedule and $30 billion under budget. Drawing upon firsthand accounts and public records, Cameron (management, U. of Michigan) and Lavine (organization studies, Boston College) describe ten principles of positive leadership that made this company's remarkable success possible. They also explain how these same principles may be implemented by leaders in other kinds of organizations. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
