The new ecology of leadership : business mastery in a chaotic world /
Hurst, David K.
The new ecology of leadership : business mastery in a chaotic world / David K. Hurst. - New York : Columbia Business School Pub., c2012. - xv, 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"After twenty-five years as an operating manager, often in crisis and in turnaround conditions, and having spent another two decades consulting, teaching, and writing, David K. Hurst has learned a great deal about organizations, how they function, and why they fail. Here, as a reflective practitioner, he crafts an extraordinary integration of management thought and practice. He adopts a systems perspective, using analogies drawn from nature, to illustrate his ideas and their practical application. This book is both for general readers unfamiliar with sophisticated management concepts and for active practitioners seeking to advance their management and leadership skills. The author's objective is to help readers make meaning from their own management experience and education and thus improve their practical judgment and wisdom - to ask better questions of reality and tell more compelling stories about it..."--Publisher's description
"Do you find it difficult to co-ordinate tasks? Can you prioritise? Successful Project Management will help all managers to maintain a balance between the demands of the customer, the project, the team, and the organisation. It contains practical and well-tested techniques which cover: project conception and start up ; managing project stakeholders ; managing risks ; project planning ; project launch and execution, closure and evaluation. Complete with checklists and specific guidance notes, this essential book covers the entire project management process and will help you to improve your chance of success."--Page 4 of cover
9780231159708 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231504140 (ebook)
2011042596
Leadership.
Management.
Organizational change.
HD57.7 / H966 2012
658.4/092
The new ecology of leadership : business mastery in a chaotic world / David K. Hurst. - New York : Columbia Business School Pub., c2012. - xv, 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"After twenty-five years as an operating manager, often in crisis and in turnaround conditions, and having spent another two decades consulting, teaching, and writing, David K. Hurst has learned a great deal about organizations, how they function, and why they fail. Here, as a reflective practitioner, he crafts an extraordinary integration of management thought and practice. He adopts a systems perspective, using analogies drawn from nature, to illustrate his ideas and their practical application. This book is both for general readers unfamiliar with sophisticated management concepts and for active practitioners seeking to advance their management and leadership skills. The author's objective is to help readers make meaning from their own management experience and education and thus improve their practical judgment and wisdom - to ask better questions of reality and tell more compelling stories about it..."--Publisher's description
"Do you find it difficult to co-ordinate tasks? Can you prioritise? Successful Project Management will help all managers to maintain a balance between the demands of the customer, the project, the team, and the organisation. It contains practical and well-tested techniques which cover: project conception and start up ; managing project stakeholders ; managing risks ; project planning ; project launch and execution, closure and evaluation. Complete with checklists and specific guidance notes, this essential book covers the entire project management process and will help you to improve your chance of success."--Page 4 of cover
9780231159708 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231504140 (ebook)
2011042596
Leadership.
Management.
Organizational change.
HD57.7 / H966 2012
658.4/092