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The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy
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by Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith
Sales Rank: 756367
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List Price: $29.95
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Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition January 15, 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 078795912X
ISBN-13: 978-0787959128
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Product Review
"Managers," proclaim Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith in the opening to The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy, "are the dinosaurs of our modern organizational ecology." And after effectively showing how this long-ruling corporate species of "overseers, surrogate parents, scolds, monitors, functionaries, disciplinarians, bureaucrats, and lone implementers" are now as out-of-date as those other behemoths that once ruled the earth, the authors present a practical framework for replacing them with the "visionaries, leaders, coordinators, coaches, mentors, facilitators, and conflict resolvers" they believe are needed for the 21st century. Cloke, a specialist in conflict resolution, and Goldsmith, an organizational consultant and educator, do an excellent job of delineating specific drawbacks to the old system in the first part of their book--and an equally fine job in the second of laying out building blocks for their new approach. Wisely renouncing a one-size-fits-all solution, they delve deeply into the flexible principles behind seven strategies (shape a context of values, ethics and integrity; form living, evolving webs of association; develop ubiquitous, linking leadership; build innovative self-managing teams; implement streamlined, open, collaborative processes; create complex, self-correcting systems; integrate strategically and change the way we change) that should help anyone steer an organization in this contemporary direction. --Howard Rothman
Product Review
"HR professional and others with a commitment to strategic change will be greatly aided by this compact but powerful volume." (People Management, 21 March 2002)
"A worthwhile book" (Human Resources, June 2002)
"This must rate as possibly the most important management book of the year to date." (Modern Management , 1 June 2002)
Customer Reviews & Comments
This is the best book on the changing face of management that I've read in 10 years. As part of the new Warren Bennis Management series, it provides the framework for the new Organizational Democracy and how it can (and should!) replace the outdated, ineffective heirarchical forms of management most common today. If you manage or lead a team, department or organization and desire to manage less and produce more, this is the book for you. I felt the same excitement in reading this book as I did when I read Drucker's classic many years ago. The chapter entitled "A Brief History of Management" is worth the price of the book -- and its just 10 pages. In the rest of the book you will be given step-by-step guidance for implementing a new way of managing. Among the many practical applications of this book, you will learn: How to shape Values How to create Webs of Association How to develop Self-managing Teams How to implement Effective Process and How to produce Self-correcting Systems. Management (Drucker) is dead, long live management (Cloke). Nelson Searcy, Chief Innovation Officer, Smartleadership.com
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