Pygmalion in Management

by J. Sterling Livingston

Numerous studies show that people will rise, or fall, to the level where their superiors believe them capable. As a manager, it is up to you to have high expectations for your employees, and to communicate those expectations to them. In Pygmalion in Management, J. Sterling Livingston urges you to understand the power you have over your subordinates' success, and use it to benefit everyone involved. Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source of breakthrough ideas in management practice. The Harvard Business Review Classics series now offers you the opportunity to make these seminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world.

Genres: Business

73 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 24, 2009

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and concise information on how to help you employees become more successful. The reference to the classic work gives you a hint as to the methodology; attributes that are cultivated and focused can often lead to the results you are trying to achieve as a manager. This is a very good series of books that make issues in management very approachable for the non MBA.

[Kavya Srinivasan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, interesting read.

[Sukhamaya Swain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Precise way of putting things about thought processes of managers. Though it is an old case study, it is relevant today also.