MANAGEMENT: IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK (Financial Times Series) - Softcover

Mintzberg

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9780273719670: MANAGEMENT: IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK (Financial Times Series)

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ISBN 10: 027371967X ISBN 13: 9780273719670

Publisher: FT Publishing International, 2010

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"Henry Mintzberg's views are a breath of fresh air which can only encourage the good guys." The Observer

Tied up in knots by KPIs? Confused by core competencies? Management doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it shouldn’t be!

One of today’ best-known and most controversial thinkers on management has joined forces with other leading business figures to provide a thought-provoking mix of writing on management. The cutting edge views depicted in this book are controversially the opposite of what is often held up as the truth in management.

Management? Its Not What you Think! brings readers an unusual mix of perspectives to help stimulate more creative management thinking and more enjoyable, challenging and more productive ways to lead their teams. This is a book readers can dip into, a book they can savour, a book that won’t fail to get them reflecting on what management really is...

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Review:

."..cold water on a lot of fashionable management theory with a bracing dose of reality."-"Accounting Today"

."..collection of business nuggets...skewers jargon, game leaders and business school players, and various fads that are repackaged to become new fads." --"IE Industrial Engineer"

."..the most down-to-earth management book that I have laid hands on...I loved it!" --"Advance for Medical Laboratory Professional magazine"

..".collection of business nuggets...skewers jargon, game leaders and business school players, and various fads that are repackaged to become new fads." --IE Industrial Engineer

"It's a collection of short, opinionated, often-funny pieces from a wide variety of sources that throws cold water on a lot of fashionable management theory with a bracing dose of reality." --Accounting Today

..".the most down-to-earth management book that I have laid hands on...I loved it!" --Advance for Medical Laboratory Professional magazine

From the Back Cover:

A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF THE HIDDEN SIDE OF MANAGEMENT

Management: is it about taking charge, being systematic, driving change, making rational decisions? If you think these are the things managers do, this provocative book will make you think again. And if you already suspected that real management is much more messy than it appears in the clean and tidy theory, this book will confirm your suspicions – with a vengeance!

Management? It’s Not What You Think! is a captivating collection of articles, commentaries, poems, rants and more, selected by three renowned management writers who refuse to tread the conventional line. A whole range of delectable titbits will amuse you, challenge you, sometimes even anger you. This book will get you thinking and ultimately, help you bring a more thoughtful approach to your own management style.

“We put in whatever we could find that feels interesting, provocative, and above all insightful. ... The intention of this book is to get us all thinking again, opening up perspectives on this fascinating business of management, for managers themselves, those who work with managers, and anyone who aspires to join their ranks.”

A must-read for all managers who think for themselves

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