Richard Evans Farson Books

The book explores the intertwined relationship between success and failure in the pursuit of innovation. Farson and Keyes emphasize that both experiences are essential for achievement, challenging the traditional view that they are opposites. By examining the journeys of renowned innovators like Edison and Gates, the authors highlight the importance of embracing failure as a vital component of the creative process. Readers are encouraged to adopt a mindset that fosters resilience and risk-taking, ultimately enhancing their capacity for innovation.

2015 Reprint of 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Active Listening," first developed by Rogers and Farson, is a therapeutic technique designed to promote positive change in the client. Active listening is a communication technique used in counselling, training and conflict resolution, which requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words, to confirm what they have heard and moreover, to confirm the understanding of both parties. It continues to have a lasting influence to this day.

An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today's leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of managing people.In organizations, as in life, human behavior is often irrational -- and problems do not easily lend themselves to the simplistic answers and gimmickry offered in the myriad business "self-help" books and management training programs available today. In Management of the Absurd, Richard Farson zeros in on the paradoxes of communication, the politics of management, and the dilemmas of change, exploring relationships within organizations and offering a unique perspective on the challenges managers face.