On Managing

by Mark H. McCormack

From back "Founder and chairman of IMG, a leading sports marketing and athlete/performer management organization, Mark H. McCormack takes his years of success and turns them into practical advice." "[This book] shuns management fads, trends and buzzwords in favor of time-tested techniques. Using personal insight and anecdotes to illustrate hismethods, he offers ways of developing independent employees, making good decisions and managing creative people. After rleating the basic principles of his policy, McCormack details the fine points necessary to get ahead -- from spotting talent to learning from mistakes." "Best-selling author Mark H. McCormack's [book] gives today's executive all the tools necessary to become an irreplaceable part of their company." Narrated by the author; unabridged. "Few people speak with more authority about nearly every aspect of running a business than Mark McCormack." -- AudioFile

Genres: Business

Audio Cassette

First published November 16, 1995

Reviews

[Krishna Kumar · Rating 1 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Effendy Yahaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.