Part Alice in Wonderland and part business fable, Zenobia is co-authored by a National Book Award finalist and winner of the 2005 Pew Fellowship in the Arts grant, and contains 14 illustrations by an award-winning artist. This creatively illustrated work about the adventures of a new hire's introduction to the fantastical company of Zenobia (and its elusive Room 133A) helps business leaders and entrepreneurs find energy in risk, opportunity in the unknown and possibility in the people all around them-to believe in something that is not yet there.
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Starred Review. A business fable in the tradition of Who Moved My Cheese?, but more closely akin to Alice in Wonderland, this work from pharmaceuticals CEO Emmens and poet-novelist-journalist Kephart (Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River) concerns a topsy-turvy organization which should prove oddly familiar for anyone who's worked in a corporate environment. Our heroine, Moira, is a newcomer to the once-respected Zenobia company, now in physical and psychological disrepair. Without signs or helpers, Moira must navigate the bizarre office layout ("countless drab-green cubicles, like so many Brussels sprouts attached to a stalk"), overcome the entrenched mindset ("We excel at the familiar") and find the elusive Room 133A, where she's been summoned to help the flagging enterprise. Emphasizing the power of imagination, innovation, people and possibility, Emmens and Kephart's tale of against-the-system heroism illustrates well the intangible human resources that business-as-usual can squelch. Though it may initially strike serious-minded readers silly, this tale makes an enchanting and worthwhile trip into the rabbit hole of nonsensical corporate culture, drawing out plenty of X-ray insight into the modern workplace. Whimsical line drawings from Sulit complete what could be the most enjoyable, readable business book in recent memory.
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About the Author
MATTHEW EMMENS is a legendary keynoter and advocate of progressive leadership models in the pharmaceutical industry (as profiled in Forbes magazine), and is CEO of Shire Pharmaceuticals with over 3,000 employees in 15 countries and almost 1.6 billion dollars in revenue annually. BETH KEPHART, a partner in Fusion Communications, is the award-winning author of five books and a regular contributor for the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and Philadelphia Inquirer. She has won the 2005 Speakeasy Poetry Prize and was a 1998 National Book Award finalist.
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Seeing business with new eyes
Mar 3 2008
By Niko Canner
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I've had the good fortune to hear Matt Emmens talk about the lessons he's learned as a leader in many companies and most recently as CEO of Shire Pharmaceuticals. He's distilled his wisdom & experience into a magical fable of what it is like to see business through new eyes, and how the traditions & emotions that harden some companies into places they never meant to be can be overcome by leadership that dares to try what is obvious & necessary, whatever resistance may stand in the way. It would be a great book to give to new hires to encourage them to tell the truth about what they see to management. It is an equally great book for senior leaders to think about what they would need to cultivate "beginner's mind" in what they do, and as a result to lead better and more fully. Beautifully illustrated, lovingly written & a pleasure on the whole.
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Brilliant Business Tale
Jan 20 2008
By nettie hartsock
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This book should reside on everyone's shelf in the corporate world and is a stunningly illustrated fable in terms of how business can often become mired in "No's" instead of "Yes's" and how one brave woman overcomes and triumphs. Fantastic read.
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Finally! A business book that's fun to read. . .
Jan 14 2008
By M. Millard
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Format:Hardcover
The reviews are right on. This is a compelling and entertaining business fable. Most people will probably recognize a bit of themselves or their company in this book. Zenobia is a refreshing change from those books that look like a good idea but you can only stand to read the first two chapters. It's a quick read and an exciting tale, which makes it accessible to everyone. And the messages about taking risks and embracing change stick with you. Moira's tale is even more memorable because of the beautiful language and fabulous illustrations that accompany it. Getting to Room 133A was truly a welcome and worthwhile adventure!
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