# The Starfish and the Spider

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- Authors: [Ori Brafman](https://www.bookquiver.com/ori-brafman), [Rod A. Beckstrom](https://www.bookquiver.com/rod-a-beckstrom)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2008-07-29

## Description

If you cut off a spider's head, it dies; if you cut off a starfish's leg it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organizations are like spiders, but...

## Editions

### The Starfish and the Spider

- Publisher: portfolio
- ISBN: 978-15-9184-183-8
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2008-07-29
- Language: en_US