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."
The Guardian, Work - Note to Self, 7 July 2007
Read this - There are plenty of books out there telling you how to
deal with a bad boss, or how to become a better boss. But in Why Your Boss
is Programmed to Be a Dictator (Cyan, £8.99), Chetan Dhruve uses
"systems thinking" to explain why bosses are effectively wired by
their companies to rule by fear rather than freedom.
deal with a bad boss, or how to become a better boss. But in Why Your Boss
is Programmed to Be a Dictator (Cyan, £8.99), Chetan Dhruve uses
"systems thinking" to explain why bosses are effectively wired by
their companies to rule by fear rather than freedom.
Book Description
Do you have a bad boss or have you had a bad boss? If you
haven't chances are, sadly, you will have one in the future. Bosses induce
anything from nervousness and anxiety to fear and absolute terror. But why
do bosses behave badly? Why do apparently assertive and intelligent people
bow down to bad bosses? To solve the problem of bad bosses, conventional
books tell you how to deal with a bad boss, or how to become a better boss
yourself. But this new book makes the radical argument that bosses behave
the way they do because of something outside of them. Similarly, something
outside of you makes you behave submissively towards your bosses.
What's that something? Through a field of study called Systems Thinking,
this book investigates, and shows you why bosses are effectively programmed
to be dictators. It also reveals how this results in our workplaces being
built on the shaky foundation of fear, not freedom. Using real life
examples including the world's worst aviation accident, the two space
shuttle disasters and the war on Iraq, the book examines the devastating
consequences of the way organizations currently work. Ultimately, beyond
getting you to do things differently, this book will change the way you
look at the issue of leadership in organizations.
haven't chances are, sadly, you will have one in the future. Bosses induce
anything from nervousness and anxiety to fear and absolute terror. But why
do bosses behave badly? Why do apparently assertive and intelligent people
bow down to bad bosses? To solve the problem of bad bosses, conventional
books tell you how to deal with a bad boss, or how to become a better boss
yourself. But this new book makes the radical argument that bosses behave
the way they do because of something outside of them. Similarly, something
outside of you makes you behave submissively towards your bosses.
What's that something? Through a field of study called Systems Thinking,
this book investigates, and shows you why bosses are effectively programmed
to be dictators. It also reveals how this results in our workplaces being
built on the shaky foundation of fear, not freedom. Using real life
examples including the world's worst aviation accident, the two space
shuttle disasters and the war on Iraq, the book examines the devastating
consequences of the way organizations currently work. Ultimately, beyond
getting you to do things differently, this book will change the way you
look at the issue of leadership in organizations.
About the Author
Chetan Dhruve has worked for several organizations, including
IBM, Cisco Systems and the Department for International Development (the
aid wing of the UK Foreign Office). He has also co-founded several
Internet-based start-ups.
IBM, Cisco Systems and the Department for International Development (the
aid wing of the UK Foreign Office). He has also co-founded several
Internet-based start-ups.
Chetan has an MBA from Cass Business School (London), an MA in
international journalism from City University (London), and a BSc in
Mathematics, Physics and Electronics from St Joeseph's College, Bangalore
University.
