Friday
Dec162011
Managing
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9:00AM 
4 out of 5 stars.
by Henry Mintzberg, Prentice Hall, UK, 2011, RRP $24.95
“One damn thing after another.” For many a manager, that tidily sums up what they do.
It’s a quote from one of twenty-nine managers Henry Mintzberg studied in putting this book together. It’s simple title: Managing.
As pithy as that quote might sound, it will ring a realistic bell with a lot of people. Strategy, analysis and leadership models play a big role in business theories.
But in reality, it’s day-to-day action that defines their job. It’s also at the core of the author’s critique of management theory and practice.