Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Life and Death in the Executive Fast Lane by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries World--renowned management guru and expert in corporate neurosis Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries puts organizations on the couch. By combining the dismal science of management and the impossible profession of psychoanalysis, Kets de Vries presents eclectic advice on how things really work in organizations. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description World-renowned management guru and expert in corporate neurosis Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries puts organizations on the couch. By combining the dismal science of management and the impossible profession of psychoanalysis, Kets de Vries presents eclectic advice on how things really work in organizations. These brief and insightful essays not only decipher problems that are common in organizational life, but they also shed light on some of the underlying dimensions that often go unnoticed. Kets de Vries covers everything from leadership and entrepreneurship to downsizing and managing acquisitions, using contemporary examples like Robert Maxwell, Jack Welch, Tom Peters, Robert Coles, and John Gardner. Back Cover Take a humour break. Management guru and corporate pathology expert Mandred Kets de Vries puts organizations on the couch in this collection of mad, funny, and outrageous essays. By combining the "dismal science" of economics and the "impossible profession" of psychoanalysis, Kets de Vries presents eclectic commentaries on how things really work around the office. Capturing the essence of the irrationalities that pervade our organizations and compromise our leaders, he offers surprising and useful ideas about what makes companies tick, and why they and the people in them ultimately succeed or fail. A great bedtime — or lunchtime — reader. Flap World-renowned management guru and expert in corporate neurosis Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries puts organizations on the couch. By combining the "dismal science" of management and the "impossible profession" of psychoanalysis, Kets de Vries presents eclectic advice on how things really work in organizations.These brief and insightful essays not only decipher problems that are common in organizational life, but they also shed light on some of the underlying dimensions that often go unnoticed.Kets de Vries covers everything from leadership and entrepreneurship to downsizing and managing acquisitions, using contemporary examples like Robert Maxwell, Jack Welch, Tom Peters, Robert Coles, and John Gardner. Author Biography MANFRED F. R. KETS DE VRIES holds the Raoul de Vitry dAvaucourt Chair of Human Resource Management at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) in Fountainebleau, France. He has previously held a professorship at Harvard Business School and is the author of several books including Leaders, Fools, and Imposters (Jossey-Bass, 1993). Table of Contents Part One: Leaders and the Organization 1. If Im the Leader, Will Anyone Follow? A Definition of Leadership 2. Welcome to the Snake Pit: The New CEO 3. Boiled Frogs and Dancing Elephants: Change and Downsizing 4. Merger Fever: Managing Acquisition 5. Do You Like Singing the Company Song? Corporate Culture 6. A Cultural Tower of Babel: Managing Across Borders 7. Are You Sure You Want to Work Abroad? International Assignments 8. Do You Have the Right Stuff? The Making of a Global Leader 9. When the Future Is Now: Leadership for the Next Millennium Part Two: Leaders and Individuals 10. Is Anatomy Really Destiny? Women as Leaders 11. Joining the Family Burlesque: Family Firms 12. Reaping the Whirlwind: Creativity at Work 13. CEOs Also Have the Blues: Succession and Retirement 14. Do Workaholics Have More Fun? Balancing Work and Pleasure 15. Dead Fish, Incorporated: Alexithymia in Organizations 16. Doing a Maxwell: The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship 17. Why Work for a Genghis Khan? Identifying with the Aggressor 18. Leaders Who Go Off the Deep End: Narcissism and Hubris 19. Conclusion: In Praise of a Little Madness Long Description World-renowned management guru and expert in corporate neurosis Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries puts organizations on the couch. By combining the "dismal science" of management and the "impossible profession" of psychoanalysis, Kets de Vries presents eclectic advice on how things really work in organizations. These brief and insightful essays not only decipher problems that are common in organizational life, but they also shed light on some of the underlying dimensions that often go unnoticed. Kets de Vries covers everything from leadership and entrepreneurship to downsizing and managing acquisitions, using contemporary examples like Robert Maxwell, Jack Welch, Tom Peters, Robert Coles, and John Gardner. Feature LEADERS AND THE ORGANIZATION. If Im the Leader, Will Anyone Follow? A Definition ofLeadership. Welcome to the Snake Pit: The New CEO. Boiled Frogs and Dancing Elephants: Change and Downsizing. Merger Fever: Managing Acquisition. Do You Like Singing the Company Song? Corporate Culture. A Cultural Tower of Babel: Managing Across Borders. Are You Sure You Want to Work Abroad? InternationalAssignments. Do You Have the Right Stuff? The Making of a Global Leader. When the Future Is Now: Leadership for the Next Millennium. LEADERS AND INDIVIDUALS. Is Anatomy Really Destiny? Women as Leaders. Joining the Family Burlesque: Family Firms. Reaping the Whirlwind: Creativity at Work. CEOs Also Have the Blues: Succession and Retirement. Do Workaholics Have More Fun? Balancing Work and Pleasure. Dead Fish, Incorporated: Alexithymia in Organizations. Doing a Maxwell: The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship. Why Work for a Genghis Khan? Identifying with the Aggressor. Leaders Who Go Off the Deep End: Narcissism and Hubris. Conclusion: In Praise of a Little Madness. Details ISBN0787901121 Author Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries Short Title LIFE & DEATH IN THE EXECUTIVE Language English ISBN-10 0787901121 ISBN-13 9780787901127 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1995 Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Subtitle Essays on Irrational Organizations and Their Leaders Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Series Number 171 Residence FR Affiliation Fontainebleau, France INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France Fontainebleau, Fra Edition 0006th Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780787901127 UK Release Date 1995-08-29 AU Release Date 1995-08-29 NZ Release Date 1995-08-29 US Release Date 1995-08-29 Pages 276 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Series Jossey-Bass Leadership Series Publication Date 1995-08-29 DEWEY 658.4 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780787901127
Book Title: Life and Death in the Executive Fast Lane
Number of Pages: 276 Pages
Publication Name: Life and Death in the Executive Fast Lane: Essays on Irrational Organizations and Their Leaders
Language: English
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts
Item Height: 246 mm
Publication Year: 1995
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 550 g
Subject Area: Organizational Sociology
Author: Manfred F. R. Kets De Vries
Item Width: 171 mm
Series: J-B Us Non-Franchise Leadership
Format: Hardcover