Welcome to Simply Managing

1 Managing Beyond the Myths

What management is and isn’t

Leadership versus communityship

Management as a practice, not a profession

Managing’s not changing

2 Managing Relentlessly

The pressures of managerial work

The pace, the action, the interruptions

Soft communicating

Managing across, not just “down”

Managing as controlled disorder

Managing the Internet

3 Managing Information, People, Action

A model of managing

Controlling and communicating

Leading and linking

Doing and dealing

Well-rounded managing

4 Managing Every Which Way

The untold varieties of managing

In culture, sector, industry, and organization

At the top, middle, and bottom

As an art, craft, and science

Postures of managing

Managing beyond the manager

5 Managing on Tightropes 

The inescapable conundrums of managing

The syndrome of superficiality

The dilemma of delegating

The mysteries of measuring

The clutch of confidence

The ambiguity of acting—and others

6 Managing Effectively

Getting to the essence of managing

The inevitably flawed manager

Happily and unhappily managed organizational families

A framework for effectiveness

Selecting, assessing, and developing effective managers

Managing naturally

Dedication 

References 

Index 

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