All tagged management
Johanna Rothman’s new trio of books on Modern Management Made Easy is a nice, open way to think about management starting with the inside and then your teams and then the full organization. And it’s loaded with references to other interesting readings, along with practical advice and experiences.
This book is a collection of 122 management f/laws described by Ackoff and compiled and updated by Herbert Addison. Good fun.
Another book in my long backlog was Ray Immelman's "Great Boss Dead Boss." I finally picked up a copy and thoroughly enjoyed it. As with many good books, the ideas have me looking at the world in a slightly different way.
James Robertson's "Knowledge managers: stuck in the shadow of immortal figures" has inspired some interesting discussion, both on his blog and in at least one email discussion list.
Another interesting discussion from Sig at Thingamy: mindless stuff and leadership vs. management. He starts with an example of "managing" teenagers and gets to the key that they can only be led.
Malcolm Ryder just posted an interesting piece on the difference between measurement, performance and management. I think this is relevant to the discussion of reinforcing desired behaviors within an organization.