Reinventing Management

The recent economic crisis was not just caused by a failure of regulation or economic policy; it was a story of the failure of management in a fundamental sense a deeply flawed approach to management that encouraged bankers to pursue opportunities without regard for their long-term consequences, and to put their own interests ahead of those of their employers and their shareholders. And looking more widely, there is a creeping disenchantment with management as a profession: surveys show that managers generate less respect than lawyers and bankers in the eyes of the general public, and there are few if any positive role models for management. "e;Change isn't just for the rank-and-file anymore; it's coming for you. Instant access to information and global resources have changed the world we live and work in. Julian Birkinshaw shows that 19th century industrial management won't work in a 21st century fluid workplace. Read this, or prepare to be 'game-changed' by someone who has."e; Jack Hughes, CEO, TopCoder "e;Technological and social changes are having an enormous impact on the world of business, and on the way companies are managed. In this book, Julian Birkinshaw provides a roadmap for making sense of how the world of management is changing, and he provides useful advice for companies who want to harness the potential that Web 2.0 has to offer."e; PV Kannan, CEO, 24/7 Customer "e;Julian Birkinshaw helps us look beyond our legacy management practices, and imagine bold new ways of leading, managing and organizing. Filled with mind-expanding examples, Reinventing Management is a must read for managers who want to build an organization that's truly fit for the future."e; Gary Hamel, bestselling author of The Future of Management

The recent economic crisis was not just caused by a failure ofregulation or economic policy; it was a story of the failure ofmanagement in a fundamental sense--a deeply flawedapproach to management that encouraged bankers to pursueopportunities without regard for their long-term consequences, andto put their own interests ahead of those of their employers andtheir shareholders.And looking more widely, there is a creeping disenchantment withmanagement as a profession: surveys show that managers generateless respect than lawyers and bankers in the eyes of the generalpublic, and there are few if any positive role models formanagement."Change isn't just for the rank-and-file anymore; it's comingfor you. Instant access to information and global resources havechanged the world we live and work in. Julian Birkinshaw shows that19th century industrial management won't work in a21st century fluid workplace. Read this, or prepare tobe 'game-changed' by someone who has."Jack Hughes, CEO, TopCoder"Technological and social changes are having an enormous impacton the world of business, and on the way companies are managed. Inthis book, Julian Birkinshaw provides a roadmap for making sense ofhow the world of management is changing, and he provides usefuladvice for companies who want to harness the potential that Web 2.0has to offer."PV Kannan, CEO, 24/7 Customer"Julian Birkinshaw helps us look beyond our legacy managementpractices, and imagine bold new ways of leading, managing andorganizing. Filled with mind-expanding examples, ReinventingManagement is a must read for managers who want to build anorganization that's truly fit for the future."Gary Hamel, bestselling author of The Future ofManagement

Preface.Acknowledgements.About the Author.Chapter 1 Why Management Failed.Chapter 2 What's Your Management Model?Chapter 3 Coordinating Activities: From Bureaucracy toEmergence.Chapter 4 Making and Communicating Decisions: From Hierarchy toCollective Wisdom.Chapter 5 Setting Objectives: From Alignment to Obliquity.Chapter 6 Motivating Employees: From Extrinsic to IntrinsicMotivation.Chapter 7 Four Models of Management.Chapter 8 The Change Agent's Agenda.Chapter 9 The Leader's Agenda.Epilogue Broadening the Debate on Reinventing Management.Notes.Index.