Work of Management

<p><i>The Work of Management </i>demonstrates how the concepts models and tools of Systems Leadership can be applied enabling you to become a more effective manager by improving your own work to create a more positive and effective organisation.</p><p>Positive organisations where people come together to achieve a productive and personally satisfying purpose and which provide the basis for a good society do not occur by chance. They are created by the work of leaders and members who are dependent upon the way the organisation is designed and operates – its structure and systems. While the theory is explained this book primarily presents the practical aspects – the specific values methods and tools – that can be used to improve work and the work performance of direct reports. Building on the bestselling book <em>Systems Leadership</em> this book provides leaders with a manual for the application of concepts as well as an introduction to Systems Leadership Theory a method that has been used successfully by businesses from large multinational firms and banks to SMEs public agencies and NGOs. It provides a predictive capability allowing a leader to predict what will work well and what is likely to fail according to the context. It gives the benefit of foresight as decisions must be made.</p><p>Designed as a leader’s manual for the application of the concepts around Systems Leadership this book is for people who want to improve their own and their organisation’s work practices and performance.</p>