The Folklore of ManagementThe Folklore of Management blows the lid off the conventions of business, the rules of corporations, and business truisms. Randall covers 16 of the sacred cows of business as myths: the myth of communication, the myth of the organization chart, and the myth of the management committee. A selected quote (there are hundreds more): "Are we too tolerant of the top man who justifies a swollen salary with the magic word "incentive"? Top-heavy executive pay reflects a distorted view of human relations. Worse still, it can dangerously undermine public confidence in our system." The Folklore of Management is a management classic in the vein of The Peter Principle, Up the Organization, and Games Mother Never Taught You. It also includes a new foreword by Ken Iverson of Nucor Steel. |
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The Myth of Communications | 1 |
The Myth of the Organization Chart | 13 |
The Myth of the Management Committee | 25 |
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