Managers, Not MBAs: A Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and Management DevelopmentThe trouble with "management" education, says author Henry Mintzberg, is that it is business education, and leaves a distorted impression of management. In Managers Not MBAs, he offers a new definition of management as a blend of craft (experience), art (insight), and science (analysis). An education that overemphasizes science encourages a style of managing the author calls "calculating," or if the graduates believe themselves to be artists, the related style "heroic." According to the book, neither heroes nor technocrats in positions of influence are useful - what's really needed are balanced, dedicated people who practice a style that can be called "engaging." Such people believe their purpose is to leave behind stronger organizations, not just higher share prices. Managers Not MBAs explains in detail how to cultivate such managers, and how they can transform the business world and, ultimately, society. |
Contents
PART ONE NOT MBAS | 5 |
Wrong People | 9 |
Wrong Ways | 20 |
Wrong Consequences | 69 |
Corruption of Managerial Practice | 81 |
Corruption of Established Organizations | 120 |
Corruption of Social Institutions | 142 |
New MBAs? | 162 |
The IMPM Program | 276 |
Five Mindsets | 292 |
Learning on the Job | 313 |
Impact of the Learning | 333 |
Diffusing the Innovation | 359 |
Developing True Schools of Management | 377 |
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PART TWO DEVELOPING MANAGERS | 195 |
Management Development in Practice | 197 |
Developing Management Education | 238 |
About the Author | 463 |
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