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12 January 2014
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Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions
Pan Macmillan Paperback Omes
January 2014
978-1447263272
RRP £8.99
From Harvard Business Schools's John Kotter, this title is a fable about penguins who discover that something terrible is happening to their environment... How will they react?
Thought provoking but not time consuming!
Like most medical professionals (especially those in training), we all wish we had more time to read for leisure. I recommend this book for those who are strapped for time. It's not only an entertaining read, but it will also make you refelect on the team/organisiation that you work in.
The book itself is a fable following Fred the penguin - an introverted soul with a keen eye for detail. Together with Alice (a more activist sort of penguin), NoNo (the naysayer who is both infuriating and a catalyst for progress), Louis the head penguin (who draws a lot of parallels with a CEO/head of the Board), Buddy (the immensely popular pretty boy) and Jordan the Professor penguin, they form a council and work together to change the culture of their penguin colony and find a solution for their melting iceberg.
Anyone who has ever worked in a team or indulged in quality improvement will see themselves in this book. It's wonderfully written by some bigwig Harvard Business School types, with a more serious critical appraisal at the end.
And at a two hour maximum read, what excuse have you not to?