|
Modis uses scientific theory to illuminate chronic business
problems and seek new solutions by seeing the "big picture" in terms of
"seasons" and "cycles" and make decisions based on the business
"season." The Wall Street Journal In Conquering
Uncertainty, Theodore Modis, president of the international
consulting firm Growth Dynamics, explains how companies go through
"seasons," and uses this insight to present the first reliable way of
insuring the vitality of organizations and careers.
BusinessWeek
Modis's seasonal metaphor does permit a degree of predictability in
even the most seemingly chaotic situations. … the most intriguing
feature of Conquering Uncertainty, at least for the general
reader, may be the author's many thought-provoking suggestions, such as
whether Mozart died of "old age" at 35. The Futurist
The future is always "what it used to be." You simply need to
know how to look to recognize it as such. … Theodore Modis's four-season
metaphor to describe the business cycle can be interpreted for the
present Asian situation. Chief Executive Asia
Modis … shows how to use cyclical swings from chaos to order and back
to prepare for future events. Booklist
Modis introduces and substantiates with clarity and detail the notion
that natural laws—those drawn from biology, mathematics and
physics—readily apply to and explain social phenomena, economic trends,
and business cycles. Well-written and documented, Conquering
Uncertainty provides managers with an intuitive framework for
understanding the unpredictability of their environment. The
Academy of Management Executive
[Modis] presents a way for business people to analyze these cycles to
allow them to make the right decisions at the appropriate time.
The Dayton Daily News
Modis offers useful guidelines and insights for dealing with changes
and problems and opportunities which accompany them…The reader will find
Modis' use of S-curves revealing and stimulating. Technological
Forecasting & Social Change |
