{"product_id":"twenty-one-ideas-for-managers-isbn-9780787952198","title":"Twenty-One Ideas for Managers","description":"Celebrated the world over for his gentle wit and keen insight into human behavior, Charles Handy is widely regarded as one of today's best social and business philosophers. This latest collection of Handy's work groups twenty-one of the revered BBC commentator's best essays on why organizations and the people in them behave the way they do. Beginning with \"A World of Differences,\" which voices Handy's fresh take on diversity in the workplace, each essay is a bite-sized bit of humor and wisdom that sheds new light on what motivates people on the job. As useful as they are incisive, these twenty-one ideas should be heard by anyone seeking fresh perspectives on how better to manage themselves and others. \u003cp\u003eAvailable for sale in the U.S. and Canada only.\u003c\/p\u003e  A World of Difference.  \u003cp\u003eThe \"E\" Factor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Secret Contract.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Territorial Itch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Inside-Out Donut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Johari Window.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Actor's Roles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarathons or Horse Races.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stroking Formula.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParents, Adults, and Children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeams and Captains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutward and Visible Signs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTribes and Their Ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFind Your God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting and Costing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Customer is Always There.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCuriosity Made the Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShamrocks Galore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePortfolios and Flexi-Lives.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Handy's jargon-free observations pack more power because of their clarity and prescriptive nature ... his writings don't just affect companies; they often hit individuals in a powerful way, like the advice of a trusted friAnd or relative.\" (Fortune)  \u003cp\u003e\"Handy excels at stirring controversy?and thought.\" (Business Week)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone exposed to long-term, pick-of-the-month guru ramblings or mind-boggling business babble will think they have wandered into a clear spot in the forest when they encounter Handy for the first time.... His writing is crisp and lucid, and his grasp on the human dilemma is remarkably encompassing.\" (Chicago Tribune)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"He has a gift for presenting old problems in new ways that is at the heart of all good teaching.\" (Times Editorial Supplement)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Charles Handy is arguably Britain's most respected management writer.\" (Financial Times)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHARLES HANDY\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kildare, Ireland, in 1932, and was for many years a professor at the London Business School. From 1977 to 1981, Handy served as warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle, a private conference and study center concerned with ethics and values in society. He is now an independent writer and broadcaster who describes himself, these days, as a social philosopher. Other books by Handy include \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Mountain to Move\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Certainty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hungry Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e. Through the years, Charles Handy's wise and witty observations on the vagrancies of organizational life have earned him legions of fans around the world and placed him in the pantheon of truly great social commentators. But he's never been one to rest on his laurels. In this work, Handy furthers his reputation as he casts a critical eye on the fine art of management...and the profession cannot help but benefit from his scrutiny.As the title suggests, this book contains twenty-one of Handy's best essays on the challenges of working with--and sometimes through and around--other people to get things done.\"The ideas which I found so valuable,\" Handy writes, \"are like small shafts of light which make so much clear, producing the Ah-ha effect.\" Reading Handy's work, managers are certain to utter a few Ah-has of their own as they uncover one gem of insight after another-insights they can use to hone their own expertise.Each three-to-four-page essay is illustrated with pithy stories from Handy's varied career as an oil company executive, economist, educator, and BBC commentator. Each is accompanied by an aptly humorous cartoon. And each offers bite-sized inspiration for readers of all stripes--from the CEO to the coach of the local Little League--from one of the most influential business authors and philosophers of our times. Celebrated the world over for his gentle wit and keen insight into human behavior, Charles Handy is widely regarded as one of today's best social and business philosophers. This latest collection of Handy's work groups twenty-one of the revered BBC commentator's best essays on why organizations and the people in them behave the way they do. Beginning with \"A World of Differences,\" which voices Handy's fresh take on diversity in the workplace, each essay is a bite-sized bit of humor and wisdom that sheds new light on what motivates people on the job. As useful as they are incisive, these twenty-one ideas should be heard by anyone seeking fresh perspectives on how better to manage themselves and others.","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990420144357,"sku":"NP9780787952198","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787952198.jpg?v=1761787755","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/twenty-one-ideas-for-managers-isbn-9780787952198","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}