Disruption? New Work? Agility? Executives are supposed to be charismatic and visionary while staff are expected to be motivated and enthusiastic. Such talk comes easily - and indeed incessantly - to managers. But how much to these all-too-familiar clichés really have to tell us? Fredmund Malik reveals the muddled thinking underlying large parts of the vocabulary of management. His new book cuts through the babble and makes a stand for clear thinking and straight talking. »Not only skeptics will find Malik a pleasure to read. He is skilled at picking apart the fashionable verbiage of management with often sarcastic glee.« Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich)

Professor Fredmund Malik ranks among the foremost thinkers on management. A best-selling author, he is Professor of Corporate Management at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) as well as founder and chairman of the leading institute for the Management of Complex Systems, with branches in St. Gallen, Zurich, Vienna, Berlin, London, Toronto, Beijing and Shanghai.

Auteur
Professor Fredmund Malik ranks among the foremost thinkers on management. A best-selling author, he is Professor of Corporate Management at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) as well as founder and chairman of the leading institute for the Management of Complex Systems, with branches in St. Gallen, Zurich, Vienna, Berlin, London, Toronto, Beijing and Shanghai.

Résumé
Disruption? New Work? Agility?Executives are supposed to be charismatic and visionary while staff are expected to be motivated and enthusiastic. Such talk comes easily and indeed incessantly to managers. But how much to these all-too-familiar clichés really have to tell us? Fredmund Malik reveals the muddled thinking underlying large parts of the vocabulary of management. His new book cuts through the babble and makes a stand for clear thinking and straight talking.»Not only skeptics will find Malik a pleasure to read. He is skilled at picking apart the fashionable verbiage of management with often sarcastic glee.« Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich)

Contenu
Introduction 9Charisma 19Leadership 21Leadership style 27Economic activity 30Doing business 34Management 39Culture 43Functioning 46New Work 47Making mistakes 49Challenges 54Performance limits 58Motivation 62Stress 64Generation X, Y, Z 67Identification 71Talent 75Potential 77Praise 79Hierarchy 81Participation 85Teamwork 90Top management teams 95Personnel decisions 99Vision 103Emotions 106Gut decisions 110Enthusiasm 115Value 118Disruption 120Innovation 124Globalization 128Complexity 131Governance 133Growth 137Control 139Trust 145Responsibility 149Customer 152Risk-taking 154Fun 157Concentration 162Corporate success 164Profit 167Shareholder 169Stakeholder 173Information 178Knowledge Management 182Reorganization 186Digitalization 191Interconnectedness 194Agility 197Sustainability 200Notes 202Bibliography 204Selected Books by Fredmund Malik 207