
The Work of Management
A Leader’s Guide to Applying Systems Leadership
- 394 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Work of Management
A Leader’s Guide to Applying Systems Leadership
About this book
The Work of Management demonstrates how the concepts, models and tools of Systems Leadership can be applied, enabling you to become a more effective manager by improving your own work to create a more positive and effective organisation.
Positive organisations, where people come together to achieve a productive and personally satisfying purpose, and which provide the basis for a good society, do not occur by chance. They are created by the work of leaders and members who are dependent upon the way the organisation is designed and operates – its structure and systems. While the theory is explained, this book primarily presents the practical aspects – the specific values, methods and tools – that can be used to improve work and the work performance of direct reports. Building on the bestselling book Systems Leadership, this book provides leaders with a manual for the application of concepts as well as an introduction to Systems Leadership Theory, a method that has been used successfully by businesses from large multinational firms and banks, to SMEs, public agencies and NGOs. It provides a predictive capability, allowing a leader to predict what will work well and what is likely to fail, according to the context. It gives the benefit of foresight as decisions must be made.
Designed as a leader's manual for the application of the concepts around Systems Leadership, this book is for people who want to improve their own, and their organisation's, work practices and performance.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsement Page
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I: The Basics – Purpose and Work
- Part II: Organisation Structures and Roles
- Part III: The Work of Leadership
- Part IV: Essential People Systems
- Conclusion: The Benefit of Foresight
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index