Im Sorry I Broke Your Company, Karen Phelan
Im Sorry I Broke Your Company, Karen Phelan
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I'm Sorry I Broke Your Company
When Management Consultants Are the Problem, Not the Solution

Author: Karen Phelan

Narrator: Julie Eickhoff

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 01/07/2013


Synopsis

If management theories and systems (think: "Management by Objectives" and "Process Optimization") are the religion, consultants are the high-priests. With years as a top Fortune 100 executive and, yes, management consultant, Karen Phelan exposes the whole game. Takeaway: consultants have forgotten that business are made up of real people, not numbers. Empathy, not MBA's, is the real future of management.

Reviews

300% useful book. Analysis of the most common problems with consulting. Now I know whatever the hell THAT employer was thinking or rather monkeying. Q: ... уравниловка с ее стандартизированными бланками, регламента-рованными собраниями, контрольными вопросами и формулами работает только для стандартиз......more

Goodreads review by Morgan

One of the frustrating things that I experienced while in the restaurant business was the one size fits all management model. A few times a year, a district manager would come up, perform an inspection, tell you what you were doing wrong (based on your sales figures, the extent that the store was cl......more

Goodreads review by Yuriy

My new absolutely favorite book on management (and consulting). Every word warmly resonates with my understanding of business, consulting and people management. Yeah, these 3 pillars walk together hand in hand. Thanks, Karen!......more