Comments on: The myth of management http://positivesharing.com/2009/04/the-myth-of-management/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: THE ARGUIST http://positivesharing.com/2009/04/the-myth-of-management/#comment-254776 THE ARGUIST Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:17:49 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2428#comment-254776 Management is needed. Many "managers" are not. The problem with modern management ids that too many of its practitioners are arseholes. And "know-nothing" arseholes at that, Luckily for them the cult has made many of them unaccountable. Management is needed. Many “managers” are not. The problem with modern management ids that too many of its practitioners are arseholes. And “know-nothing” arseholes at that, Luckily for them the cult has made many of them unaccountable.

]]> By: Lynn Ferguson http://positivesharing.com/2009/04/the-myth-of-management/#comment-242595 Lynn Ferguson Tue, 12 May 2009 18:53:46 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2428#comment-242595 The post was quite detailed, I found myself disagreeing with the tone even though I was in agreement with most of the content. I think however there is a key perspective missing. Education in any discipline is about teaching people how to learn and to expand their mindset. This is significantly enhanced or destroyed based on the quality of the teacher. So I would not wash all "business schools and management training" with the same brush. I write this with a biased opinion holding both an undergrad in business and an MBA. I was fortunate to have some outstanding teachers and feel that I greatly benefited from the experience. Lynn The post was quite detailed, I found myself disagreeing with the tone even though I was in agreement with most of the content. I think however there is a key perspective missing. Education in any discipline is about teaching people how to learn and to expand their mindset. This is significantly enhanced or destroyed based on the quality of the teacher. So I would not wash all “business schools and management training” with the same brush. I write this with a biased opinion holding both an undergrad in business and an MBA. I was fortunate to have some outstanding teachers and feel that I greatly benefited from the experience.

Lynn

]]> By: roné/di/kristu http://positivesharing.com/2009/04/the-myth-of-management/#comment-242480 roné/di/kristu Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:25:06 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2428#comment-242480 I agree to the point that there is a lot of rubbish in the field of management books. However there are also true gems in this sector. My recommendation: read books by successful people in the field, bios etc., and not from people who never were entrepreneurs or at least worked successfully in the field of management. Academic advice is useful but I prefer 1st hand information on the path to personal success and not theoretical approaches without the risk of total failure. I agree to the point that there is a lot of rubbish in the field of management books. However there are also true gems in this sector.

My recommendation: read books by successful people in the field, bios etc., and not from people who never were entrepreneurs or at least worked successfully in the field of management.

Academic advice is useful but I prefer 1st hand information on the path to personal success and not theoretical approaches without the risk of total failure.

]]> By: Diego http://positivesharing.com/2009/04/the-myth-of-management/#comment-242469 Diego Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:51:46 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2428#comment-242469 Thanks for the link Alexander, that's a very interesting article. Thanks for the link Alexander, that’s a very interesting article.

]]> By: Lars Hansen http://positivesharing.com/2009/04/the-myth-of-management/#comment-242465 Lars Hansen Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:00:44 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2428#comment-242465 Moreover, much business literature is logically flawed to begin with: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/12/luck_inc/?page=1 In general, I consider most management and business literature to be deeply unscientific (even when it claims to be otherwise). This does however not mean that all obervations in such literature is wrong. But a healthy dose of scepticism is certainly required. Moreover, much business literature is logically flawed to begin with:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/12/luck_inc/?page=1

In general, I consider most management and business literature to be deeply unscientific (even when it claims to be otherwise).

This does however not mean that all obervations in such literature is wrong. But a healthy dose of scepticism is certainly required.

]]> By: Cody Dream-Life-Coaching http://positivesharing.com/2009/04/the-myth-of-management/#comment-242460 Cody Dream-Life-Coaching Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:15:47 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2428#comment-242460 Bad management education exists as well as good. I've seen great material, Jim Rohn for example and I have seen terrible advice also. It's like everything in life. The danger of being to cynical is that you close yourself to material that might well be truly great. Bad management education exists as well as good. I’ve seen great material, Jim Rohn for example and I have seen terrible advice also. It’s like everything in life. The danger of being to cynical is that you close yourself to material that might well be truly great.

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