Aesop's Management Fables - Softcover

McCann, Dick; Stewart, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750633417 ISBN 13: 9780750633413

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This lively and imaginative book illustrates and suggests solutions for common management problems using the age-old device of story-telling. In the great tradition of the Greek slave Aesop who lived and told his animal fables around 600BC, seventeen animals have been chosen for this unique set of cautionary tales for managers. These include the Wombat from Australia, the Chameleon from Africa, the Hedgehog from the UK, and the Beaver from North America. It is a fascinating book to help managers understand the people they work with, and for management trainers who want their message to stick!

The chapters follow a teaching format which has been very successful for the authors. The first section of each chapter introduces a common management problem using a fictional animal fable; the second section follows up with corresponding real-life management case study; the third gives valuable tips for managers who recognize themselves or their teams in the stories.
A highly original and entertaining approach to understanding different management styles
The use of story-telling as a powerful teaching tool is particularly fashionable.
Large market for books and other material on 'problem people'

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Review

'The book is extremely well researched and interesting to read. It sets out to make several key points and these are reinforced at the end of each chapter in a considered, didactic way. The points in the animal examples are well made and easy to understand from the viewpoint of the reinforcement material and the cleverly structured mini-case studies....The book is clever, thoughtfully written, and easy to understand.'
Geoffrey De Lacy, Director of Polaris Consulting, a Sydney-based HR consultancy writing in H R Monthly, August 1997.

About the Author

Dr Dick McCann is Managing Director of Team Management Systems (TMS)in Australia. He has been involved in training and development for over 20 years. During this time he has travelled extensively, lecturing and consulting to major corporations. He spoke at the conference called "Beyond Re-engineering" in Canada in October 1994 with Ricardo Semler and others. His international experience in the human resource and training and development industry makes him a leading authority on working with teams in all industries. Dr McCann is the author of the book How to Influence Others at Work which is the subject of a workshop he conducts for TMS members to improve their facilitation skills and interaction with others. He is also co-author of the books Team Management: Practical New Approaches and recently published Team Re-engineering: Using the Language of Teamwork with Dr Charles Margerison.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0750633417
• ISBN 13: 9780750633413
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 144