Karaoke Capitalism?
08 Mar 04

"If you want to re-imagine your organization and your career this is a thought-provoking place to start."

Tom Peters

In the long-awaited follow up to their internationally acclaimed Funky Business, Kjell Nordstrm and Jonas Ridderstr le have delivered a thought-provoking, workout for the wits in Karaoke Capitalism.  A book that challenges  individuals, businesses and nations to create originals rather than cover versions. Management guru Tom Peters said "If you loved Funky Business as much as I did, you'll love Karaoke Capitalism."

After the collapse of communism, the rise and fall of dot-communism and the sometimes violent questioning of capitalism, the reigning ism on earth is individualism.  Average customers and average colleagues are now on the list of endangered species. The implications of this for markets, businesses and managers are far reaching.  Karaoke Capitalism presents a manifesto for cultivating uniqueness, developing creative skills and shunning the chance to copy others. 

This is not a book of easy answers or an elegant strategy in search of a problem.  Instead it is the result of the piecing together of a four-year jigsaw puzzle of over 5,000 post-it-notes - reports, observations and conclusions from the global frontline - that formed a tapestry of our topsy times.   It is a book of ideas, different perspectives, soundings in the darkness; it shines a torch into some of the more obscure recesses of capitalism.

Above all it is a book about capitalism for people, management for mankind, and the individuals prepared to grasp the microphone and express themselves. As you would expect, it is also a call to arms; Kjell and Jonas are rebels with a cause. With their unorthodox combination of academic rigour, forceful logic and funky free thinking, they once again re-write the rules for revolutionaries.

Their previous book Funky Business  quickly became an international bestseller, selling more than 250,000 copies in 27 languages. It is still selling well today, and was recently ranked at number 16 in a survey of the greatest business books of all time.

Karaoke Capitalism published in January 2004, RRP 18.99. Buy before March 31st for a 20% discount off the RRP! For further information or to purchase click here.

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