Breaking Free of Bonkers: How to Lead in Today's Crazy World of Organizations - Hardcover

Binney, George; Glanfield, Philip; Wilke, Gerhard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1473669073 ISBN 13: 9781473669079

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey International, 2017

Synopsis

IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING AROUND HERE BONKERS?

Do you ever feel bewildered or even oppressed by what goes on in your organization? Does anything ever strike you as odd, ridiculous, inefficient or just plain bonkers? Chances are you are not alone.

No matter what industry, sector or institution, the world of work can often seem bonkers. We can spend so much time ticking boxes, preparing plans and reports, sitting in unproductive meetings, replying to unhelpful emails and trying to deliver on misconceived, top-down initiatives that the time to do real work is squeezed out.

Breaking Free of Bonkers shows you how it is possible to make progress despite the mad and messy world of today's organisations. Against the odds, it is possible to lead effectively.

George Binney, Phil Glanfield and Gerhard Wilke are three organisation consultants from Ashridge Business School. They have an unusual vantage point. Drawing on their long experience of working with people at levels - from chief executives to front line workers - they offer hope. They use a wealth of lively examples and illustrations to show you how to get connected with colleagues, get real about what you offer and get going on the things that matter.

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Review

Breaking Free of Bonkers shows how effective leading is not about trying to do it yourself. It is about working with, and through, others. (Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, England)

Engaging, clear, rigorous, humane and energizing . . . a must-read for everyone in organizations. (Kasper Holten, former Director of Opera, Royal Opera House)

Full of wonderful stories and insights that challenge the conventional wisdom. (Dr Johannes Beermann, Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank)

A candid and readable book that goes to the heart of what it takes to lead in our slightly crazy organizations today. (Kim Boehr, Director of Music, Danish Broadcasting Corporation)

Breaking Free of Bonkers is such a relief. At last someone is telling the truth about the current organizational world: the constant restructurings, the tick-box madness, the "management speak". It explains how the crazy things have happened and what you can do to break free. (Professor Clare Gerada, Past Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners)

Breaking Free of Bonkers is such a relief. At last someone is telling the truth about the current organizational world: the constant restructurings, the tick-box madness, the "management speak". It explains how the crazy things have happened and what you can do to break free. (Professor Clare Gerada, Past Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners)

Book Description

A radical re-think of how individuals help organizations learn and adapt, aimed at everyone who cares about the future of their organization or company

About this edition

• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey International
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1473669073
• ISBN 13: 9781473669079
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288