The Folklore of Management (Wiley Management Classics) - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

"Unsparingly critical of the follies that hinder business efficiency, poking fun zestfully at stuffed shirts wherever he finds them." Christian Science Monitor When The Folklore of Management first appeared in 1959, it blew the lid off business culture in America. Armed with nothing more than old-fashioned common sense, a sharp sense of humor, and the unflinching willingness to call a spade a spade, Randall, in one fell swoop, took on 16 of corporate America's most sacred cows. Starting with the myth of communication, the myth of the organization chart, and the myth of the management committee, Randall reveals the shallow thinking and assumptions that can cripple companies and careers. Nearly 40 years later, Randall's trenchant insights and keen sense of humanity remain as fresh and enlightening as when he penned them. The Folklore of Management offers a book that undeniably ranks among such timeless classics as The Peter Principle, Up the Organization, and Games Mother Never Taught You. On reading it, contemporary managers are certain to experience a shock of recognition as Randall reveals how so many of these same stultifying myths continue to impede our ability to manage wisely or humanely today. Timeless wisdom from one of the century's most celebrated business leaders On Specialists: "Industry of today is like the Pharaoh of old. We too are threatened with a plague of locusts...Our locusts are specialiststhe men who, with infinite patience, skill, and learning, have completely mastered one minuscule segment of a business and can do nothing else." On Balance Sheets: "We concern ourselves so much with the question of financial solvency and so little with that of human solvency."

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