Twenty-One Ideas for Managers Practical Wisdom for Managing Your Company and Yourself

by Handy, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780787952198
• ISBN10: 0787952192
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Celebrated the world over for his gentle wit and keen insight into human behavior, Charles Handy is widely regarded as one of today's best social and business philosophers. This latest collection of Handy's work groups twenty-one of the revered BBC commentator's best essays on why organizations and the people in them behave the way they do. Beginning with "A World of Differences," which voices Handy's fresh take on diversity in the workplace, each essay is a bite-sized bit of humor and wisdom that sheds new light on what motivates people on the job. As useful as they are incisive, these twenty-one ideas should be heard by anyone seeking fresh perspectives on how better to manage themselves and others.Available for sale in the U.S. and Canada only.

Author Biography

CHARLES HANDY was born in Kildare, Ireland, in 1932, and was for many years a professor at the London Business School. From 1977 to 1981, Handy served as warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle, a private conference and study center concerned with ethics and values in society. He is now an indepAndent writer and broadcaster who describes himself, these days, as a social philosopher. Other books by Handy include Waiting for the Mountain to Move, Beyond Certainty, and The Hungry Spirit.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
The Author	xiii
Introduction	xv
The Chapters	xix
A World of Differences	1	(9)
The ``E'' Factor	10	(9)
The Secret Contract	19	(8)
The Territorial Itch	27	(9)
The Inside-Out Donut	36	(7)
The Johari Window	43	(8)
The Actor's Roles	51	(7)
Marathons or Horse Races	58	(7)
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy	65	(9)
The Stroking Formula	74	(7)
Parents, Adults, and Children	81	(9)
Power Politics	90	(8)
Teams and Captains	98	(9)
Outward and Visible Signs	107	(8)
Tribes and Their Ways	115	(11)
Find Your God	126	(15)
Counting and Costing	141	(8)
The Customer Is Always There	149	(9)
Curiosity Made the Cat	158	(9)
Shamrocks Galore	167	(9)
Portfolios and Flexi-Lives	176	(7)
Epilogue	183	(4)
Index	187