Description: Zenobia - a former industry giant that is bedeviled by paralyzing hierarchies, grossly inadequate communications, and distrust--is a broken place. Zenobia is a fortress doomed to collapse upon itself. Into this context comes a young woman named Moira, who has responded to a help wanted ad and seeks to find a given office, Room 133A. As she moves through the Zenobian maze, Moira makes some surprising discoveries about the power of teamwork, the role of the imagination, and the qualities that
define true leaders. Her story is complemented and deepened by the story of a long-time Zenobia employee named Gallagher, the man who issued the help wanted ad and who watches, and comments, as Moira makes her way to the ever-elusive Room 133A. Zenobia is written for those who believe that there is more to business than a paycheck and systematic promotions ? for those who suspect that imagination and vision have an enormous role to play. It is for people who recognize that corporate life is very much an adventure ? a place where using the imagination can open the most extraordinary doors. It's for people who dare to make a difference where they work, and who dare to let their business environment stir positive differences within them. In crafting this classic business tale, Zenobia's co-author, Matthew Emmens, draws more than thirty years in business, having worked his own way through its various channels as a sales representative, a marketing manager, and a senior executive. Through decades spent at both established multinationals and brazen start-ups, Emmens learned that the people who are most successful at what they do are the ones who embrace the wild rise and fall of the adventure ? who find energy in risk, opportunity in the unknown, possibility in the people all around them. As Emmens and Kephart show through Moira's story, those who succeed are not afraid to bring their true human selves to the job everyday ? their talents, their anxieties, their pride, their toil, their determination, their humility, their empathy for others, their willingness to take on challenges, assume risks, push beyond known boundaries, and, most importantly, believe in something that is not yet there. In Zenobia, as in life, those who succeed aren?t afraid to fail, for failure is only, in the end, a chance to grow and learn.
define true leaders. Her story is complemented and deepened by the story of a long-time Zenobia employee named Gallagher, the man who issued the help wanted ad and who watches, and comments, as Moira makes her way to the ever-elusive Room 133A. Zenobia is written for those who believe that there is more to business than a paycheck and systematic promotions ? for those who suspect that imagination and vision have an enormous role to play. It is for people who recognize that corporate life is very much an adventure ? a place where using the imagination can open the most extraordinary doors. It's for people who dare to make a difference where they work, and who dare to let their business environment stir positive differences within them. In crafting this classic business tale, Zenobia's co-author, Matthew Emmens, draws more than thirty years in business, having worked his own way through its various channels as a sales representative, a marketing manager, and a senior executive. Through decades spent at both established multinationals and brazen start-ups, Emmens learned that the people who are most successful at what they do are the ones who embrace the wild rise and fall of the adventure ? who find energy in risk, opportunity in the unknown, possibility in the people all around them. As Emmens and Kephart show through Moira's story, those who succeed are not afraid to bring their true human selves to the job everyday ? their talents, their anxieties, their pride, their toil, their determination, their humility, their empathy for others, their willingness to take on challenges, assume risks, push beyond known boundaries, and, most importantly, believe in something that is not yet there. In Zenobia, as in life, those who succeed aren?t afraid to fail, for failure is only, in the end, a chance to grow and learn.
ALLA RICERCA DELL'AZIENDA PERDUTA di MATTHEW EMMENS E BET KEPHART
Descrizione
Destiny deve sostenere un colloquio di lavoro, ma la ricerca della Stanza 133A dove l'attende il suo esaminatore si rivelerà molto più complessa del previsto. Senza indicazioni precise, la giovane dovrà attraversare l'intero "labirinto" aziendale, dove incontrerà tanti personaggi-sim
bolo di un'impresa paralizzata dalle procedure e dalla mancanza di fiducia, e che da tempo ha perso di vista il suo scopo. Destiny non si farà scoraggiare e alla fine troverà Gallagher, da tanti anni in azienda e in parte fagocitato dall'ingranaggio ma che ha ancora voglia di cercare una persona che sia capace di pensare al futuro. Insieme daranno vita al rinnovamento, capiranno che è importante guardare al futuro con curiosità, senza la paura di sbagliare perché il solo modo per raggiungere il successo è lavorare tutti insieme per ottenerlo.
bolo di un'impresa paralizzata dalle procedure e dalla mancanza di fiducia, e che da tempo ha perso di vista il suo scopo. Destiny non si farà scoraggiare e alla fine troverà Gallagher, da tanti anni in azienda e in parte fagocitato dall'ingranaggio ma che ha ancora voglia di cercare una persona che sia capace di pensare al futuro. Insieme daranno vita al rinnovamento, capiranno che è importante guardare al futuro con curiosità, senza la paura di sbagliare perché il solo modo per raggiungere il successo è lavorare tutti insieme per ottenerlo.SEE THE BOOK DETAILS AND REVIEWS ON GOODREADS
2 comments:
Thank you for making room for Zenobia on your site, your reading list. Very fun to find it here.
You're welcome, Beth
thanks to you for passing by here; I do really feel flattered for your message.
Congratulations for the great fiction/non-fiction work of yours and Matthew Emmens.
I found in the novel a great deal of confirmations as well as great opportunities for reflections.
I'm pleased and a bit surprised you found fun to find it here; and am wondering why do you find it fun :) ?
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