What do you want me to do? This question is the enduring management issue, a perennial problem that Stephen Bungay shows has an old solution that is counter-intuitive and yet common sense. The Art of Action is a thought-provoking and fresh look at how managers can turn planning into execution, and execution into results. Drawing on his experience as a consultant, senior manager and a highly respected military historian, Stephen Bungay takes a close look at the nineteenth-century Prussian Army, which built its agility on the initiative of its highly empowered junior officers, to show business leaders how they can build more effective, productive organizations. Based on a theoretical framework which has been tested in practice over 150 years, Bungay shows how the approach known as 'mission command' has been applied in businesses as diverse as pharmaceuticals and F1 racing today. The Art of Action is scholarly but engaging, rigorous but pragmatic, and shows how common sense can sometimes be surprising.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
John Murray Press
ISBN-13
9781857885590
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96885770
Product Key Features
Author
Stephen Bungay
Publication Name
The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, Management
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
237mm
Item Width
162mm
Item Weight
502g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Stephen Bungay
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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