Management

Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it be a business, a not-for-profit organization, or government body. Management includes the activities of setting the strategy of an organization and coordinating the efforts of its employees or volunteers to accomplish its objectives through the application of available resources, such as financial, natural, technological, and human resources. The term "management" may also refer to the people who manage an organization.

Management is also an academic discipline, a social science whose objective is to study social orga
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less (Revised and Updated)
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
When McKinsey Comes to Town
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Surrounded by Narcissists: How to Effectively Recognize, Avoid, and Defend Yourself Against Toxic People (and Not Lose Your Mind)
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
High Output Management
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
The One Minute Manager
The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
Measure What Matters

Peter F. Drucker
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
Peter Drucker

All the managers I interviewed had the same sense of identity and self-assurance. None of them were arrogant. Instead, they were clear about who they were and what needed accomplishing. They used that sense of self to engage their team and learn each team member’s strengths and contributions. Their courage and confidence were infectious to their team and to anyone who crossed their paths.
Raymond Wheeler, Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive

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