Reinventing Management: Smarter Choices for Getting Work Done, Revised and Updated Edition

by Julian Birkinshaw

The economic crisis was not just caused by a failure of regulation or economic policy; it was a story of the failure of management in a fundamental sense—a deeply flawed approach to management that encouraged bankers to pursue opportunities without regard for their long-term consequences, and to put their own interests ahead of those of their employers and their shareholders.

 

The revised edition of this best-selling book shows convincingly that many of today’s major economic problems in the west can be traced to a failure of management.  In this updated edition the author draws our attention to new examples of failed management, from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, and the disaster at BP, to the ongoing problems in financial services companies such as UBS and RBS.  Throughout the book the references and statistics have been updated, to make this a current, highly relevant analysis of the problems besetting modern business and how managers need to tackle them.

Genres: Management, Leadership, Nonfiction, Business

364 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Ivana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neznášať manažérov, to je také jednoduché. Ešte jednoduchšie je neznášať tú zjednodušenú predstavu o organizovaní, motivovaní, plánovaní a hodnotení práce. Korporátne fuj, však?
Táto kniha vychádza z tézy, že buzz okolo leadershipu organizácie a firemné kultúry ďaleko neposunie. Hlavne ak znamená rezignovanie na riadenie, plánovanie a všetko "nudné" okolo toho. Birkinshaw dokonca tvrdí, že za krízu vo finančnom sektore do veľkej miery mohlo práve zlyhanie managementu. Ak ste videli film Big Short, tak si viete, čo tým myslí.
Birkinshaw vám ukáže, ako rôzne veľké firmy experimentujú sami so sebou, ako rôzne typy aktérov môžu zmeny v riadení, plánovaní či motivovaní iniciovať a mnoho iného. A tak vás nabije inšpiráciou, otázkami, v niečom vyvolá nesúhlas. To všetko je dobre napísané a teda sa málo podobá na "typické" manažérske knihy.
Tak, čo zmeníte na svojom pracovisku vy?

[Maria Tileva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great revisit of the Mintzberg model, it shows the adhocracy model in a new way.

[Badria Al Humaidhi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book for anyone managing people irrespective of their work or field. An excellent read for all managers in our part of the world (Middle East) where the prevailing management style is very traditional.

[Christophe Druet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insightful. Deep. Honest. This book will let you discover not only what kind of organization you work for but also whether this organization has the right ability to be part of the Champs.