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How to lead your zombie organization back to life

"An actionable survival guide for our complex, uncertain, and digital world. Using the latest research, it's the complete anti-zombie kit to help you lead your organization so it can learn quickly, predict accurately, and execute on decisions effectively.
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About Gordon

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Gordon is an innovation professional, organization transformer, and an award-winning knowledge management practitioner and thought leader. He has 17+ years of experience helping large/complex public- and private-sector organizations become smarter.

He has his own consulting firm, is a Huffington Post contributor blog, and speaks to groups around the world.

He 
lives in Toronto, Canada.

What people are saying about the book

“Don’t reach for the shotgun just yet—your zombie organization can be saved and Building Smarter Organizations is part of the ‘smartened-up’ cure.”
​TED GRAHAM
​HEAD OF OPEN INNOVATION, GM
“Amidst the humor and catchy graphics, this book tackles some serious issues such as worker disengagement, unproductive and even dangerous biases, and the misuse of power in organizations. Building Smarter Organizations has the potential to unleash some fresh thinking and spark action where it’s needed.”
​HEIDI K. GARDNER, PhD DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL CENTER ON THE LEGAL PROFESSION AUTHOR, SMART COLLABORATION
“Building Smarter Organizations offers alternative and pragmatic approaches to delivering the future of the organization.”
DR. JONATHAN REICHENTAL
​CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, CITY OF PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 
“Gordon Vala-Webb has written an exceptionally well-researched and informative book. Learn the path to avoid becoming a stumbling, bloated organization.”
​DR. EVAN SHELLSHEAR
​BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INNOVATION TOOLS​
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How to buy the book

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Amazon
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From the author

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Indigo / Chapters
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(ships free in Canada)

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  • Book
    • Reviews
    • Reader comments
    • Special book order
  • Consulting
    • ThreadKM implementation
  • Speaking
    • Upcoming Events
  • About me
    • Blog
    • Contact me
  • Resources
    • Quotable quotes
    • Legal Mgmt Redux 2016 >
      • Order from author
      • Ideas / presenters >
        • Benjamin Alarie , Blue J Legal
        • Ginevra Saylor, Dentons Canada
        • Gordon Vala-Webb, Building Smarter Organizations
        • Joshua Fireman, Fireman & Company
        • Karen Dunn Skinner, Gimbal
        • Maria Zadarko, Thomson Reuters
        • Andrew Jardine, Kira Systems (bio)
        • Ryan McClead, Neota Logic
        • Stephanie Pike, Deloitte Conduit Law
        • Tania Sulman, Bentham IMF
      • Sponsors
      • About
      • Registration
  • Media kit
  • CA Smart Law