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Managing Performing Living
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Managing Performing Living

Effective Management for a New World

Fredmund Malik
Campus, 2015
First Edition: 2015

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

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  • Eye Opening

Recommendation

Fredmund Malik, an Austrian management expert, eviscerates much of common practice in large corporations without seeming angry, just a bit cantankerous. Malik’s take on meetings? Get rid of them. Performance reviews? Twaddle. Managers’ pep talks aimed at building enthusiasm? Don’t waste your time. Malik pokes holes in conventional wisdom and offers actionable, commonsense alternatives. Managers who’d like to rethink ordinary practices will relish his guide. The original edition, published in German, is a management classic.

Take-Aways

  • Too often, managers emphasize workers’ weaknesses. To be an effective manager, focus on employees’ strengths.
  • If you praise employees for average or subpar work, performance will deteriorate.
  • A manager’s role is to make sure employees accomplish their tasks. Whether they do so with enthusiasm doesn’t matter.

About the Author

Fredmund Malik is one of Europe’s top experts on management, leadership and corporate governance. He is the founder of an institution carrying his name. 

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    A. P. 4 years ago
    Great book. Nice summary. BUT: The German summary is much better & closer to the book.
    I was looking for the "Tasks of the Manager" - these are missing here, but are in the German version. Any chance of updating this summary to include what the non-German speakers are missing out?
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      4 years ago
      Hello Andrew, thank you for your comment. We have taken your suggestion and updated the summary. I have sent you the updated version via email.
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    E. D. 6 years ago
    This book is a keeper. It is something I will refer to again and again.
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    H. M. 7 years ago
    One of the best ‘read over and over again’ books. A guide to follow.