Myths of Management: Dispel the Misconceptions and Become an Influential Manager

Description: Myths of Management by Stefan Stern, Cary Cooper Uncover the myths that dominate popular conceptions of management, and become a better manager with this compelling, entertaining and practical guide. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Is it really true that working longer hours makes you more successful? Are millennials self-obsessed and frightened of hard graft? Do you really need to hide your emotions in order to gain respect as a manager? Does higher pay really always lead to higher performance? The world of management is blighted by fads, fiction and falsehoods. In Myths of Management, Cary Cooper and Stefan Stern take you on an entertaining journey through the most famous myths surrounding the much-written about topic of management. They debunk false assumptions, inject truth into over-simplifications and tackle damaging habits head-on. Whether cheesy, naive or even destructive, management myths could be holding you back and stifling your teams potential. Myths of Management is the guide you need to become an enlightened manager.About the Business Myths series... The Business Myths series tackles the falsehoods that pervade the business world. From leadership and management to social media and the workplace, these accessible books overturn out-of-date assumptions, skewer stereotypes and put oft-repeated slogans to the myth-busting test. Both entertaining and rigorously researched, these books will equip you with the insight and no-nonsense wisdom you need to succeed. Author Biography Stefan Stern writes for the Guardian and the FT, where he was the management columnist between 2006 and 2010. He is visiting professor in management practice at Cass Business School and is Director of the High Pay Centre.Sir Cary Cooper CBE is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He is President of the CIPD, President of the British Academy of Management and Editor-in-Chief of the Blackwell/Wiley Encyclopedia of Management. Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction;Chapter - 01: Myth 1 - There is One Right Way to Lead or Manage;Chapter - 02: Myth 2 - Its Tough at the Top;Chapter - 03: Myth 3 - Long Hours Will Lead to Success;Chapter - 04: Myth 4 - Its Important Not to Show Vulnerability or Doubt;Chapter - 05: Myth 5 - Its 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 Dont 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 theres 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 -- Its 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 - Theres Nothing Wrong with the Business, theres 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 - Youve Got to Talk Like a Real, Serious, Grown-Up Business Person. Learn the Jargon;Chapter - 39: Myth 39 - You Cant Manage People if You Cant See Them;Chapter - 40: Myth 40 - Who Needs Employees Anyway? Get With the Gig Economy;Chapter - 41: Myth 41 - People Hate Change;Chapter - 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 Promotional "Headline" Explores 50 of the most pervasive myths that all managers and aspiring managers should be able to recognize and relate to, from the entertaining to the downright damaging Feature * Explores 50 of the most pervasive myths that all managers and aspiring managers should be able to recognize and relate to, from the entertaining to the downright damaging; * Is written by Professor Sir Cary Cooper (President of the CIPD and Professor at Manchester Business School) and Stefan Stern, management journalist and director of the High Pay Centre ; * New to this edition : fully updated to bust new myths such as hybrid working is not going to work, extraverts are the vital ingredient to make a team perform, stars will always perform well wherever they are, entitled millennials are self-obsessed and frightened of hard work.; * Is part of the Business Myths series, which tackle some of the biggest falsehoods, skewed stereotypes and damaging misconceptions that can disrupt businesses today Details ISBN1398607746 Author Cary Cooper Short Title Myths of Management Series Business Myths Language English Year 2022 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1398607746 ISBN-13 9781398607743 Format Paperback Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2022-10-03 AU Release Date 2022-10-03 NZ Release Date 2022-10-03 UK Release Date 2022-10-03 Publisher Kogan Page Ltd Imprint Kogan Page Ltd Place of Publication London Pages 272 Subtitle Dispel the Misconceptions and Become an Influential Manager Illustrator Brenda Lee Edited by Shazad APMG Birth 1945 Affiliation Adjunct Faculty Pennsylvania College of Optometry Philadelphia Chief of Low Vision Services Department of Ophthalmology Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh Pa Position Translator Qualifications DVM PhD Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Replaces 9780749480233 Alternative 9781398607767 DEWEY 658.002 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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