MANAGING

MINTZBERG

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Berrett Koehler
01 January 2018

Economics & Business; Management & management techniques

"A half century ago Peter Drucker put management on the map. Leadership has since pushed it off. Henry Mintzberg aims to restore management to its proper place- front and center. ""We should be seeing managers as leaders."" Mintzberg writes, ""and leadership as management practiced well.""

This landmark book draws on Mintzberg's observations of twenty-nine managers, in business, government, health care, and the social sector, working in settings ranging from a refugee camp to a symphony orchestra. What he saw-the pressures, the action, the nuances, the blending-compelled him to describe managing as a practice, not a science or a profession, learned primarily through experience and rooted in context.

But context cannot be seen in the usual way. Factors such as national culture and level in hierarchy, even personal style, turn out to have less influence than we have traditionally thought. Mintzberg looks at how to deal with some of the inescapable conundrums of managing, such as, How can you get in deep when there is so much pressure to get things done? How can you manage it when you can't reliably measure it?

This book is vintage Mintzberg- iconoclastic, irreverent, carefully researched, myth-breaking. Managing may be the most revealing book yet written about what managers do, how they do it, and how they can do it better."

By: MINTZBERG
Imprint: Berrett Koehler
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 166mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 596g
ISBN: 9781576753408
ISBN 10: 1576753409
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 01 January 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for MANAGING

One of the most original minds in management. --Fast Company Henry Mintzberg's views are a breath of fresh air which can only encourage the good guys. --The Observer Over the years I have asked many groups of managers what happened the day they became managers. First I get puzzled looks and then shrugs. Nothing, they report. You are supposed to figure it out--like sex, I suppose, usually with the same dire initial consequences. And from there, while we can find plenty of effective managers--if we can figure out what that means--we see a great deal of dysfunctional and often bizarre managerial behavior too. The costs are immense. --Henry Mintzberg One of the most original minds in management. Fast Company Henry Mintzberg's views are a breath of fresh air which can only encourage the good guys. The Observer Over the years I have asked many groups of managers what happened the day they became managers. First I get puzzled looks and then shrugs. Nothing, they report. You are supposed to figure it out like sex, I suppose, usually with the same dire initial consequences. And from there, while we can find plenty of effective managers if we can figure out what that means we see a great deal of dysfunctional and often bizarre managerial behavior too. The costs are immense. Henry Mintzberg