Part I: Essential Qualities of Great Managers
Part II: Productivity, Empowerment, and Conflict Management
Part III: Hiring, Firing, and Day-to-Day Management
Part IV: The Power of Technology
Part V: Lessons from Around the World
Part VI: Evolution of the Organization
Part VII: Bashing Bureaucracy
Part VIII: Reengineering and Transformation
Of the 53 essays, the ones I found most valuable are "How to Make Confrontation Work for You" (Andrew S. Grove), "Creating a Culture" (Sam Walton), "Managing Creativity" (John Sculley), "Managing Crown Princes" (David Ogilvy), "Friction Freedom" (Esther Dison), "The Mind of the Strategist" (Keniche Ohmae), and "Removing Walls" (John F. Welch, Jr.). A wide range of individuals discuss an even wider range of business issues. My suggestion is to select a topic or two of greatest interest and dive in. Because business circumstances can so often change so rapidly and (sometimes) unexpectedly, what you learn from what you read today may well help you to prepare more effectively for an uncertain future in which a new peril or opportunity emerges. Moreover, my guess is that there will be several other essays in this book to help you then, also.
I have reviewed most of the other volumes in this series and also recommend each of them highly.
This volume brings together the essays and speeches of more than fifty of the most successful business managers of all time and presents their ideas, tips, and management secrets in their own words. Drawing on their own personal experiences, these world-class managers offer a range of practical advice, case studies, humorous anecdotes, and management philosophy. Major business figures reveal fascinating details of their characters and personalities as they educate, enlighten, and entertain you with their often surprising views on the most compelling issues faced by managers in every corner of the business world.
Offering timeless wisdom and practical advice from the most successful business managers ever, The Book of Management Wisdom is must reading for managers at every level, from the junior executive cubicle to the presidential suite.
Peter Krass, a freelance writer and editor who lives in New Hampshire, is the editor of all five volumes in Wiley's Wisdom series. He has contributed extensively to Investor's Business Daily.