Like it or not, contemporary man is man-in-bureaucracy. He spends the majority of his waking hours in a bureaucracy; establishes an identity and status in a bureaucracy; garners most of his satisfactions and disappointments in a bureaucracy; and, increasingly, he is what he does. Aside from the importance of understanding those institutions that shape our values, behavior, and experience, bureaucracy is a vital area for study because it reveals a wide range of social behavior in a compact and comprehensible way. The abstract and ephemeral problems of society at large are brought down to earth —made measurable, comprehensible and visible in the bureaucratic microcosm. Problems of power and influence, change and innovation, intergroup conflict, ambition and aspiration, self-realization versus participative democracy, technology versus humanism: all can be observed and analyzed in human organizations. This volume pinpoints the dilemma of present bureaucratic organizations: the conflict between the need to sustain innovation and bureaucratic drives toward rationality and stability. The essays it contains discuss specific human needs that bureaucracy must meet if it is to continue to attract talented people and takes a step into the future to analyze the kinds of organizations that may be expected to evolve as institutions seek more flexible use of human resources.

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Discusses the qualities of successful business executives and offers advice for managers on how to develop leadership skills

Using specific examples, a master of business management defines the problems that keep leaders from realizing their full potential, such as isolation, cynicism, and routine. Reissue. 12,500 first printing. (view table of contents)

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Interviews with chief executives from major companies in the United States and other countries, as well as government leaders, discuss how they adapt to changes in the leadership role

Product Description: For over two decades, Beyond Bureaucracy has helped shape both modern academic thought and management practice with its far-reaching examination of the causes and consequences of change in organizations and leadership. Today, more than twenty-five years after the original publication of this work, many of its insightful essays - such as the prophetic "Democracy Is Inevitable" - are more relevant than ever before...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This collection brings together the best of Warren Bennis--essays spanning three decades and covering such revolutions as the information explosion, Watergate, the emergence of Japan, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. A retrospective on the life and work of one of America's most respected authorities on business leadership...read more

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Outlines a concise leadership plan that is relevant to twentieth-century employees and organizations, in a guide that recommends change-promoting practices, rewarding accomplishments, and the use of mentors. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Cats, of course, won't be herded. And the most successful organizations in the 21st century won't be managed—they'll be led! The answer to America's current leadership crisis is leaders (not managers) who recognize that "the only capital that really counts is human capital." And whether readers are looking for a leader or looking to be a better one, Warren Bennis knows what it takes. Herding Cats spells out the dilemma facing our leaderless society, details the qualities that successful leaders must have, and explores the challenges that today's leaders must face as they move toward change. The 21st century will require leaders who can inspire and orchestrate change rather than impose or simply react to it.

Offers a look at some of the world's most successful collaborations, such as the Manhattan Project and the 1992 Clinton campaign, while discussing how a motivational collaboration will cause others to join and pool their talents in order to achieve that same kind of success. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: This volume captures the spirit of discovery that pervades "Great Groups". It describes the free-form organization of such teams, more interested in their mission than their hierarchy. The authors discuss how "Great Groups" believe both that they're underdogs up against a powerful foe and that they're bound to succeed...read more

A revised thirtieth anniversary edition of this classic work of social study in America highlights the uncanny accuracy and continued timeliness of the original writings and provides a new foreword and contemporary introductions to each chapter. (view table of contents)

Argues that companies do better when their employees are confident, creative, and adaptive, and suggests ways managers can improve employee's self-esteem (view table of contents)

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