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Ram Charan's Know-How meets Predictably Irrational ... a unique blend of cutting-edge management and leadership ideas with the latest research in psychology. The remarkable story of a workplace revolution being led by bosses...the leaders transforming the fortunes of dozens of businesses and the lives of thousands of workers by giving employees complete freedom and responsibility to take actions that they--not their bosses--decide are best. 1. BIG IDEA READY TO BREAK OUT: With appeal to people up and down the corporate world, across all age levels, but especially those of the generation just starting their careers. 2. BIG IDEA THAT WORKS: When you free up the initiative and genius of every employee, the results from companies as diverse as USAA, SAS, and Harley-Davidson are remarkable. FREEDOM, INC. is not some wooly-headed notion dreamed up by impractical academics with no notion of how the real world works, but is based on results at cutting-edge companies that are making real money. 3. GREAT AUTHOR TEAM: Brian Carney, a great reporter and writer on the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, and Isaac Getz, a professor of management and psychology at the European School of Management. 4. ROAD MAP: The low-down on how to use the ideas of FREEDOM, INC. to run a profitable business. 5. BROAD AUDIENCE: Lessons that can be used by companies in every industry, of any size--from start-ups to blue chips. 6. RICH READING EXPERIENCE/UNUSUAL BOOK ON MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP: Blends on-the-ground interviews with people running and working in "freedom, inc. companies" with cutting-edge psychological insights about human nature, needs, and freedom. About the Author Brian M. Carney is a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal and formerly the editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal Europe. After majoring in philosophy at Yale, he earned a master's degree in philosophy from Boston University and worked for a year at the Innovation in American Government program at Harvard University. His writings on business, economics, and politics have appeared over the years in The Wall Street Journal's U.S. and European editions as well as on numerous websites and in magazines such as The International Economy and The American Spectator. In 2003 he won the Frederic Bastiat Prize for Journalism for his writings on business and economic affairs.