About the author Preface A Note to the Reader 1. Managing Ahead2. The Dynamics of Managing3. A Model of Managing (Information, People, Action)4. The Untold Varieties of Managing5. The Inescapable Conundrums of Managing6. Managing Effectively Appendix: Thirteen Days of ManagingBibliography Index
Managing is the book to which managers can turn to find clarity of meaning and purpose in what they do. This is an ambitious challenge, a discerning read and a truly important book.
Henry Mintzberg is Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He was named Distinguished Scholar for the Year 2000 by the Academy of Management, and won its George R. Terry Award for the best book of 1995 (The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning). Two of his articles in the Harvard Business Review have won McKinsey prizes. He has served as President of the Strategic Management Society, is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (the first from a management faculty), and has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Mintzberg is the author of 15 books, including The Nature of Managerial Work, Mintzberg on Management, Strategy Safari, Strategy Bites Back, Managers not MBAs and Why I Hate the Flying Circus. He is a founding partner of www.CoachingOurselves.com. For more information, visit www.mintzberg.org.
WINNER CMI MANAGEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR IF YOU ONLY READ ONE MANAGEMENT TITLE THIS YEAR MAKE IT MANAGING BY HENRY MINTZBERG."This is a great read: a work of rich description and insight rather than a theory of managing, and it will stand the test of time." Professor Nigel Nicholson, Management Today"[Mintzberg's] understanding of what good, socially useful management looks like leads him to make several clear statements of principle in his important new book." Stefan Stern, Financial Times"this is pretty much the perfect book on what can sometimes be a dull or repetitive subject. This title is neither, which alone is a startling accomplishment." thebookbag.co.uk" I'd suggest finding time to read this book". Richard Cree, Director" It tackles the most important issues of management practice head-on. It considers the intense variety of the job and shows how managers can become truly effective. It makes sense of what might, in the broadest sense, be the world's most important job." Business Executive, February 2010
Mintzberg (management studies, McGill Univ.) tracks a typical work day in the lives of 29 managers in different fields to get at the heart of what it truly means to manage. He combines detailed observations and analysis with a comprehensive review of scholarly research as well as draws on his own early academic training as a mechanical engineer. Dismissing "flavor of the year" leadership theories, he concludes that to manage effectively, "there is a need for thoughtfulness-not dogma.not fashionable technique, not 'me too' strategies, not all that 'leadership' hype, just plain old judgment." Jim Manchester (More Than Money) narrates this valuable material in an engaging and dignified manner; recommended for managers at all levels and of all types of organizations. [The Berrett-Koehler hc was a 2009 LJ Best Business Book; the pb is publishing in March 2011.-Ed.]-M. Gail Preslar, formerly with Eastman Chemical Co. Business Lib., Kingsport, TN (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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