On Managing

by Mark H. McCormack

Advice and anecdotes cover the characteristics of a good leader, recruiting talented candidates, conducting effective performance reviews, and evaluating organizational success

Genres: Business

304 pages, Paperback

First published November 16, 1995

Reviews

[Krishna Kumar]

This is a book on managing as opposed to a book on leadership. Hence there is an emphasis on small details which comprise the daily grind of managers. The book contains several mini-prescriptions for handling work efficiently. The bigger picture is missing. For example, there is a great deal of talk about controlling and cutting expenses, but little about growth and expansion. There is much about "managing" employees, less about motivating them or getting them to do the right thing. One of the anecdotes in the book goes like this: The author tells a junior employee (who supposedly didn't know what he was talking about) to "listen this year and talk next year". That kind of suggestion will definitely go a long way in establishing open communication!!! In summary, it does contain some useful suggestions for managers, but each of them must be viewed through the larger context of good leadership principles.

[Mindful Reader]

If you want to work successfully with me, you should read this book. I listened to this book on audio and really enjoyed McCormack's straight-to-the-point style both vocally and organizationally in the material. I found myself saying "Exactly!" so many times and when I finished listening I started right back at the top and listened to the whole book again.

[Lacey]

Good advice. The wisdom gets more complicated as the book continues, so it's great for beginners and for experts.

[Effendy Yahaya]

A starting book on how to manage the 'expect the unexpected' on a brief way. Its comprises of personality, compensation, physiology, intellectual, and passion. Next to read on leadership.