As the CEO of electronics distributor Marshall Industries, and the protege of the world famous W. Edwards Deming, Robert Rodin led the company's radical reinvention into a wired, highly profitable, "high-speed junction box". Free, Perfect, & Now is at once the story of that transformation, a practical guidebook, and a blueprint for taming and coordinating every function of any organization. In each chapter, Rodin explains how to design a different element of the company, from strategic planning and mission design to technology investments and electronic commerce connections. Also provided is a mini-workbook showing, for example, the five steps to a more effective compensation system.
For those eager to learn how to prepare a customer-focused organization for an unpredictable future, Robert Rodin has innovative and provoking answers.