Boning up on excellence
The book says nothing about sex, exercise or cats. It does not tell readers how to solve Rubik's Cube, make a million dollars in real estate, or shed 20 Ibs. in ten days. Instead it deals with the mundane world of corporate management, and its authors, two business consultants, never expected to join James Michener and Jane Fonda on the bestseller lists.
They were too modest. In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Harper & Row; 360 pages; $19.95) by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr. has been the No. 1 nonfiction bestseller for 14...