Disruption? New Work? Agility?
Executives are supposed to be charismatic and visionary while staff are expected to be motivated and enthusiastic. Such talk comes easily – and indeed incessantly – to managers. But how much to these all-too-familiar clichés really have to tell us? Fredmund Malik reveals the muddled thinking underlying large parts of the vocabulary of management. His new book cuts through the babble and makes a stand for clear thinking and straight talking.
»Not only skeptics will find Malik a pleasure to read. He is skilled at picking apart the fashionable verbiage of management with often sarcastic glee.« Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich)
Table of Content
Introduction 9
Charisma 19
Leadership 21
Leadership style 27
Economic activity 30
Doing business 34
Management 39
Culture 43
Functioning 46
New Work 47
Making mistakes 49
Challenges 54
Performance limits 58
Motivation 62
Stress 64
Generation X, Y, Z 67
Identification 71
Talent 75
Potential 77
Praise 79
Hierarchy 81
Participation 85
Teamwork 90
Top management teams 95
Personnel decisions 99
Vision 103
Emotions 106
Gut decisions 110
Enthusiasm 115
Value 118
Disruption 120
Innovation 124
Globalization 128
Complexity 131
Governance 133
Growth 137
Control 139
Trust 145
Responsibility 149
Customer 152
Risk-taking 154
Fun 157
Concentration 162
Corporate success 164
Profit 167
Shareholder 169
Stakeholder 173
Information 178
Knowledge Management 182
Reorganization 186
Digitalization 191
Interconnectedness 194
Agility 197
Sustainability 200
Notes 202
Bibliography 204
Selected Books by Fredmund Malik 207
About the author
Professor Fredmund Malik ranks among the foremost thinkers on management. A best-selling author, he is Professor of Corporate Management at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) as well as founder and chairman of the leading institute for the Management of Complex Systems, with branches in St. Gallen, Zurich, Vienna, Berlin, London, Toronto, Beijing and Shanghai.
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