MANAGEMENT AND MYTHS A.FURNHAM Księgarnia

'...Furnham always has something interesting to say.' - Internetworks

'It's always the sign of a good book if it challenges your own conventional wisdom, or you find yourself nodding in agreement as someone at last expresses what you've long thought might be the case! Written with humour and wit, and a totally accessible style, Furnham's book is likely to be an eye-opener, so take time out from a 'must read' and enjoy a 'good read'.' - PM4success, Project Management Journal

This book takes a very critical look at management fads and fashions and shows that many do not stand up to scrutiny. It is believed for example that coaching is successful. What is the evidence for this? Selection procedures at interviews result in the right candidate being selected. Again what is the evidence? The author shows that many fads and fashions in management are short lived and based upon flimsy evidence, yet enjoy a period of support. His book will be an important tool for managers who want to understand the substance and rigour or lack of it associated with modern management ideas and concepts.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Accidents at Work
Acquiring People Skills
Addicted to Consultants
Barnum in Business
Behalfers
Bullying Boss
Business Books, Stalinist Realism
Cash-rich Time-poor
Conference Stress
Continuous Assessment
Control Freak
Delivering Bad News
Development Plans
Does Coaching Work?
Emotional Labour
Expectations and How to Measure Them
Expensive Experts
Failing in Business
Fixers and Investors
Fudging the Happy Sheets
How to Choose Consultants
Hypocritical Management Speak
Icebreakers
Integrity
Intrinsic Motivation
Judging Intelligence
Kickin' Arse
Knowledge College Management
Larks and Owls
Lumpers and Splitters
Lying in Interviews
Management Apologetics
Management Literacy
Management Tips
Marketing Hubris and Humility
Money Secrecy
M Word
Nomadic Workers
Optimism
Personality Testing
Problems of the Board
Psychologists in Business
Psychology of Hoarding
Selection Mistakes
Selling Cost Saving Devices
Sociobiology and Inheritance Tax
Strategic Planning: Who Needs It?
Support Groups for CEOs
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
Telling Clients What They Want to Hear
The Icarus Syndrome
Typical Management Style
Unlocking Talent
Visitors from Headquarters
What Makes a Good Business Conference?
Wisdom in Business
Work-Life Balance
Conclusion

Author Biographies

ADRIAN FURNHAM is Professor of Psychology at University College London. He is on the Editorial Board of a number of Journals and has received many awards and was recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world from 1980-1989. He is the author of more than 35 books, many of which have been translated into a number of languages, and including successful popular management books. He also acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including H.M. Government, the Atomic Energy Authority, Channel 4, BP and a number of multinational corporations.

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