- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Cyan / Marshall Cavendish (4 Jun 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0462099024
- ISBN-13: 978-0462099026
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 16.1 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 757,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sally Bibb, author of Stone Age Company and former Director, the Economist Group (publishers of the Economist magazine)
"This book is a breakthrough"
Management Issues, 25 June 2007
"By looking at the failings in the system rather than the individual,
Dhruve attacks the cause of behavioural problems in the workplace rather
than the symptoms. The explanations as to why we have such a wealth of bad
bosses become almost shockingly obvious once approached from the angle of
systems thinking."
Dhruve attacks the cause of behavioural problems in the workplace rather
than the symptoms. The explanations as to why we have such a wealth of bad
bosses become almost shockingly obvious once approached from the angle of
systems thinking."
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It's not the bosses' fault,
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This review is from: Why Your Boss Is Programmed to Be a Dictator: A Book for Anyone Who Has a Boss or Is a Boss (Paperback)
This is a nice little book. Chetan is a systems thinker and uses this technique to analyse the boss problem - why do bosses bully? His conclusion is that the behaviour of a boss does not come from inside the man, but from the design of the management system.
A very worthwhile read, but I fear his recommended solution is not going to happen any time soon - but who knows, perhaps this book is the start of a movement.
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Very Provocative Book Using Systems Thinking To Analyze Bad Bosses,
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This review is from: Why Your Boss Is Programmed to Be a Dictator: A Book for Anyone Who Has a Boss or Is a Boss (Paperback)
This is a very well-researched book with numerous case-studies and examples about how a culture of dictatorial bosses can lead to disasters.
I loved this book since it studies a common problem (crazy bosses of the garden variety ... including your boss if you work in a large corporation) using the lens of systems thinking. The book does strike a chord for those working in larger corporations. In the book, the author proposes that corporations be structured like democratic nations with employees having the right to elect (yes ... elect!) their leaders. The idea definitely has some potential and may even work in some industries and situations. One example that comes to mind is Ricardo Semler's Semco. A must read for anybody who works in a big company and wants to avoid the traps that come with such job environments.
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Brilliant Idea,
By Marios "Marios" (Greece) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Why Your Boss Is Programmed to Be a Dictator: A Book for Anyone Who Has a Boss or Is a Boss (Paperback)
I think the author has developed a brilliant idea. His approach is very interesting and it is very enjoyable.
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