This landmark book draws on Henry Mintzberg's observations of twenty-nine managers, in business, government, health care, and the social sector, working in settings ranging from a refugee camp to a symphony orchestra. What he saw—the pressures, the action, the nuances, the blending—compelled him to describe managing as a practice, not a science or a profession, learned primarily through experience and rooted in context. This book is vintage Mintzberg: iconoclastic, irreverent, carefully researched, myth-breaking. Managing may be the most revealing book yet written about what managers do, how they do it, and how they can do it better.
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"This is an excellent book, and a very good read for anyone who has to manage people going through important changes. I have used this for students, for women and men transitioning from welfare to work and for adjudicated youth trying to make changes in the way they are living. Really insightful." — Michael (4 out of 5 stars)
"This is an excellent book, and a very good read for anyone who has to manage people going through important changes. I have used this for students, for women and men transitioning from welfare to work and for adjudicated youth trying to make changes in the way they are living. Really insightful."
" really good insights, structures, and advice "
" This will be a humbling read if your company is standing on their laurels rather than adjusting to the times. It also offers practical advice about change management through the telling of true stories. "
" Clear and economic in its presentation, this is a good book on transitional leadership and has the added quality that it doesn't hide behind a contrived storyline like so many other business books. "
" Great book for the people side of change! "
" needed to read this one before the acquistion...great book for those buying a company "
" This book taught me some good points for dealing with times of transition. "
" I had to read this book for work but I actually really enjoyed it. It is a great book for anyone who is experiencing change in their workplace. "
" Read this book each and every time your world is rocked by change, which should be every year or two. "
" I'm reading this for the CAL Leadership Institute. "
" Read JUN 2001 "
" William Bridges provides an easy common sense approach to dealing with organizational change. A must read for organizational development consultants. "
" Best book on how to manage yourself and other through change out there. Why is it good? Two primary reasons - approachable in writing style, easy to understand and apply theory. A very useful fairly quick read. "
" This book has been useful time and time again in the internal communications work I have done to support sustainable change management. "
" Bridges has added much since the 1st Edition - well worth the time to revisit! "
" A lot of great ideas and practical tools for understanding the fundamental difference between change and transition. "
" I loved this book: very practical, easy to read. Good mix of theory and practical advice. "
" I loved this book from page one to the end. Bridges presents an approach to managing transitions that is both intuitive and academic. "
" Really solid explanation and advice about the human side of change. "
" Great book about how an organization can make it through any change/transition period. Easy to read and the author gives tons of examples to help the reader understand. "
" Great book! Thanks for the recommendation, Amy Shanholtzer! "
" "Instruction manual for helping yourself and others weather changes. Though the focus is on work transitions, this could easily be used as a guide for personal changes as well." -Tamara "
" Helpful, but not a page turner. I'll likely refer back to it as the need arises. "
" Very practical guide to implementing change that offers a lot of good points of review. I made the mistake of getting the audiobook, but the reference and step-by-step content made me regret that. "
" Useful graphic with a) ending, losing, letting go, b) the neutral zone, and c) the new beginning. "
" This is an absolutely must read for any business student/scholar/owner/researcher/... u name it :) "
Henry Mintzberg is the Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal and the winner of. He has won numerous awards from prestigious business, government, and academic institutions. He is the author of the bestselling books Simply Managing, The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, Managers Not MBAs, and Mintzberg on Management.
Jim Manchester is a retired English and theater teacher in Rhode Island. He has directed and acted in many theatrical productions over the years and has done voice-over work in the Providence area. Jim resides in the lovely seaport town of Bristol, Rhode Island.
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