The Working Leader: The Triumph of High Performance Over Conventional Management Principles
Leonard R. Sayles
(Author)
Henry Mintzberg
(Foreword by)
Description
Schooled to oversee fixed, almost unvarying routines, managers today are unprepared to manage the conflicts in modern work flow relationships. Sayles shows with vivid case studies how middle managers with an in-depth understanding of the organization can resolve the inherent contradictions and ambiguities among design, sales, and manufacturing.
Product Details
Price
$19.95
Publisher
Free Press
Publish Date
December 19, 1993
Pages
288
Dimensions
6.05 X 9.04 X 0.73 inches | 0.99 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780684871035
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About the Author
Leonard R. Sayler is Senior Rcscarch Scientist at the Corder for Creative Leadership and Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. His consulting has focused largely on leadership in technology implementation, and his many books are translated into eight languages. He is a Fellow of the American Anthropological Association. Henry Mintzberg is the author of several seminal books, including The Nature of Managerial Work, The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, and Managers Not MBAs. He is Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University.
Reviews
Louis P. Mattis Chairman and CEO, Sterling Winthrop Inc. A must read for executives who seek a deeper understanding of how and where the work in their organizations really gets done. A substantial new contribution to the study and practice of leadership.
J. Ronald Fox Tiampo Professor of Business Administration Emeritus, Harvard University This is a book to be read, reread, savored, and digested. It is a major contribution to the scholarship and practical literature on leadership.
Walter F. Ulmer, Jr. President and CEO, Center for Creative Leadership Fascinating examples of real world complexities...this book will be a powerful catalyst toward the enhancement of American productivity...it couldn't come at a better time.
James F. Bruce former Senior Vice President and Director, Eastman Kodak Company An illuminating, well researched critique of management training programs with interesting solutions for course corrections.
Robert E. Frazer former Chairman, Dayton Power and Light "Thought provoking"...This book guarantees to activate the minds of caring leaders. A look into the future of American management style.
Henry Mintzberg McGill University A truly revolutionary book in the field of management...Sayles writes with dignity about managing as an art, rooted deeply in action -- in making things happen, getting real things done -- based on a profound understanding of what is being managed. Read this book.
Phoman L. Scorrn former Chairman, NationsBank Leonard Sayles describes the successful manager as the involved manager who seeks ways to do things better. No room for the aloof planner, the reactive problem-solver, the quick-fix junkie. I believe he is correct.
J. Ronald Fox Tiampo Professor of Business Administration Emeritus, Harvard University This is a book to be read, reread, savored, and digested. It is a major contribution to the scholarship and practical literature on leadership.
Walter F. Ulmer, Jr. President and CEO, Center for Creative Leadership Fascinating examples of real world complexities...this book will be a powerful catalyst toward the enhancement of American productivity...it couldn't come at a better time.
James F. Bruce former Senior Vice President and Director, Eastman Kodak Company An illuminating, well researched critique of management training programs with interesting solutions for course corrections.
Robert E. Frazer former Chairman, Dayton Power and Light "Thought provoking"...This book guarantees to activate the minds of caring leaders. A look into the future of American management style.
Henry Mintzberg McGill University A truly revolutionary book in the field of management...Sayles writes with dignity about managing as an art, rooted deeply in action -- in making things happen, getting real things done -- based on a profound understanding of what is being managed. Read this book.
Phoman L. Scorrn former Chairman, NationsBank Leonard Sayles describes the successful manager as the involved manager who seeks ways to do things better. No room for the aloof planner, the reactive problem-solver, the quick-fix junkie. I believe he is correct.
