Myths of management : what people get wrong about being the boss /: what people get wrong about being the boss. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stefan Stern, Cary Cooper.
• Authors: Stern, Stefan; Cooper, Cary L
• Contents: <ul style='padding-top:0;padding-left:0;list-style:none;'><ul style='padding-top:0;list-style:none;'>Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Myth 1 - There is One Right Way to Lead or Manage; Chapter - 02: Myth 2 - It’s Tough at the Top; Chapter - 03: Myth 3 - Long Hours Will Lead to Success; Chapter - 04: Myth 4 - It’s Important Not to Show Vulnerability or Doubt; Chapter - 05: Myth 5 - It’s Lonely at the Top; Chapter - 06: Myth 6 - You Need to be the Smartest Person in the Room; Chapter - 07: Myth 7 - Hierarchy is Finished; Chapter - 08: Myth 8 - Consistency is Essential; Chapter - 09: Myth 9 - Only Hire People Who Will Fit In; Chapter - 10: Myth 10 - Leadership is More Important than Management; Chapter - 11: Myth 11 - You Have to Pay Top Dollar to Get the Right Person; Chapter - 12: Myth 12 - Annual Appraisals Help You Manage Performance; Chapter - 13: Myth 13 - Information Must be Controlled and Limited; Chapter - 14: Myth 14 - … but Women Don’t Really Want Top Jobs; Chapter - 15: Myth 15 - Leaders are Born Not Made; Chapter - 16: Myth 16 - Your First 100 Days in a New Job are Make or Break; Chapter - 17: Myth 17 - You Have to Know Everything that is Going On; Chapter - 18: Myth 18 - Heroic Leaders Can Change Entire Organizations on their Own; Chapter - 19: Myth 19 - The Boss with the Best Strategy Wins; Chapter - 20: Myth 20 - It is Not Possible to Work Flexibly in Senior Roles; Chapter - 21: Myth 21 - Pay Must be Kept Confidential; Chapter - 22: Myth 22 - Psychology is Psychobabble and there’s No Need or Place for it; Chapter - 23: Myth 23 - The Robots are Coming to Take Your Job; Chapter - 24: Myth 24 - Leadership Must Be Transformational; Chapter - 25: Myth 25 - Conformity Leads to Success; Chapter - 26: Myth 26 - Feelings are Soft and for Losers; Chapter - 27: Myth 27 - Keep Your Distance if You Want Respect; Chapter - 28: Myth 28 - Be Yourself -- It’s All About Authenticity; Chapter - 29: Myth 29 - Date of Birth is Destiny; Chapter - 30: Myth 30 - People are Motivated by Money; Chapter - 31: Myth 31 - Fear Works and ‘Engagement’ is Unnecessary; Chapter - 32: Myth 32 - The Business Case Will Always Prove Persuasive; Chapter - 33: Myth 33 - There’s Nothing Wrong with the Business, there’s just a Few Rotten Apples; Chapter - 34: Myth 34 - We Have Woken Up to the Problems Caused by Prejudice; Chapter - 35: Myth 35 - All the Power Resides at the Top; Chapter - 36: Myth 36 - People Will Learn if you Explain Things to them Clearly; Chapter - 37: Myth 37 - You Must Keep Up with all the New Management Ideas and Give Them a Try; Chapter - 38: Myth 38 - You’ve Got to Talk Like a Real, Serious, Grown-Up Business Person. Learn the Jargon; Chapter - 39: Myth 39 - You Can’t Manage People if You Can’t See Them; Chapter - 40: Myth 40 - Who Needs Employees Anyway? Get With the Gig Economy; Chapter - 41: Myth 41 - People Hate Change; Chapter - 42: Myth 42 - Big Data Will Fix Everything; Chapter - 43: Myth 43 - A Cool Office Will Make Everybody More Creative; Chapter - 44: Myth 44 - There are Only 44 Things to Get Wrong
• Edition: 1st edition
• Publisher Details: London : KoganPage
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.002; Management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780749480240
• Related ISBNs: 9780749480233
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