Suchergebnisse

1. The Management Energy Crisis -- How we use management energy -- 2. Industry in a Social Perspective -- The aims of Western society -- Living with uncertainty -- Intervention by society into industry -- Ignorance of industry in society -- Turbulence and uncertainty — and individual freedom as well! -- Managing in a democracy -- The location of power in industrial organisations -- The diffusion of power -- Fundamental changes in the management task. -- 3. Sources of Energy within the Organisation. -- The nature of complex organisations -- The manager at the interface and the sources of energy at his disposal -- Releasing the energy of the working group -- Boundary control -- Second thoughts about boundaries -- Boundaries may shield people from reality -- The work group as an 'open system' and the boundary as an infinitely permeable membrane -- 4. Using the Energy Sources -- Co-operation and sharing power -- Ways of avoiding anarchy -- Mutual hostility and mutual trust -- Creating an environment of mutual trust -- Sharing problems and the' san Andreas Fault' syndrome -- The pain barrier -- Crossing the pain barrier — or not -- 5. Creating Energy Networks -- False linking pins -- Improving linkages -- Using linkages to create a common framework of perception -- 6. Management Decision Making -- Conflict between the objectives of the organisation and the objectives of individuals within the organisation -- When people seek to avoid decisions -- Finding the right level for decisions to be made -- 7. The Nature of the Management Task and the Problems of Achieving IT -- Is a manager necessary? -- Managers in other cultures -- Conflict in a democratic society and its implication for the manager -- Identifying the maximum area of common purpose -- Letting reality in -- Helpful and unhelpful interventions -- Questions for the manager to put to the group he manages -- 8. Who's on our Side? -- Evading the pressures of society -- The two different worlds of manager -- Bringing the two worlds closer together -- 9. Come Back Leadership, All is Forgiven! -- The manager as a leader -- Creating a framework of shared values -- Decisions of fact and decisions of stance -- 10. Management Energy — Conservation Plan.