{"product_id":"simply-managing-henry-mintzberg-9781609949235","title":"Simply Managing: What Managers Do # and Can Do Better","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Essence of \u003ci\u003eManaging\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Henry Mintzberg appreciates that managers are busy people. So he has taken his classic book \u003ci\u003eManaging\u003c\/i\u003e, done some updating, and distilled its essence into a lean 176 pages of text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The essence of the book remains the same: what Mintzberg learned from observing twenty-nine managers in settings ranging from a refugee camp to a symphony orchestra. \u003ci\u003eSimply Managing \u003c\/i\u003econsiders the intense dynamics of this job as well as its inescapable conundrums, for example: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- How is anyone supposed to think, let alone think ahead, in this frenetic job?\u003cbr\u003e - Are leaders really more important than managers?\u003cbr\u003e - Where has all the judgment gone?\u003cbr\u003e - Is email destroying management practice?\u003cbr\u003e - How can managers connect when their job disconnects them from what they are managing? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you read only one book about managing, this should be it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Mintzberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609949234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609949235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berrett-Koehler Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 5.03w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014","brand":"Henry Mintzberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995794866431,"sku":"9781609949235","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d3399c3-6f08-4256-bd9f-0e970f9c7096.jpg?v=1683337896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simply-managing-henry-mintzberg-9781609949235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}