■ The Big Idea
A maverick is an independent person who will not go along with the other members of a group (Oxford ESL Dictionary). This book provides priceless stories and insights from a maverick of the business world; an exemplary business leader who prefers not to follow orthodox beliefs in business, nor be eaten by the hyped up ideas of the present. Instead, he chooses the course of action that is appropriate for the changing times.

■ About the Author
Dr. Sidney Harmans brilliance in the audio field can be “heard” throughout the world. Whether on New Yorks Broadway or in Londons Millennium Dome (or nearly anywhere else where sound quality is required), the same passion and commitment to music that Dr. Harman has made his lifes work is evident. Tiny body mics on stage actors and miles of fiber optic cable in the Domes sound “network,” along with thousands of other products, all come from Harman International, which grew out of a small hi-fi company founded in the 1950s by Dr. Harman and Bernard Kardon. In his role as Chairman, Sidney Harman still demands that the company continue its unstinting commitment to excellence.

Dr. Harman has written extensively on productivity, quality of working life and economic policy in magazine, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, etc. He is the co-author, with Daniel Yankelovich, of Starting With The People. . He and his work have been written about in many newspaper and magazine articles and in a number of widely-read books, which include: Michael Maccobys The Gamesman, Daniel Zwerlings Democracy at Work , Justin Jeromes Education Out of Anarchy, and Ronald Mullers The Revitalizing of America.