CHAPTER 4
Leadership and Management
Right now, your company has twenty-first-century, Internet-enabled business processes, mid-twentieth-century management processes, all built atop nineteenth-century management principles.
—GARY HAMEL
IN THIS CHAPTER, WE WILL EXPLORE
■ the circumstances in which management emerged, and the problems it sought to solve
■ the mindsets of the early management pioneers
■ why traditional management approaches have become ineffective in many contexts
■ some modern approaches to managing effectively in high-VUCA environments.
The Birth of Management: The Emerging Imperative
At the top of my road in suburban North London lies a traditional village green. The green dates back over 250 years to when the area was largely ...
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