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Psychology for leaders: Using motivation, conflict, and power to manage more effectively
Utilizing Women as a Management Strategy, JuDY B. ROSENER, Oxford
(1995), 175 pp., £16.99. Leaders are forthright and listen; they give direcUniversity Press (1995), 230 pp., tion and they create space for others to $25.00. The special problems of one take initiative; they are determined to industry are described and analysed in shape a different future and they have Driving Over a Cliff?. Business Lessons their feet on the ground; they are fierfrom the World's Car Industry, GAEME cely ambitious and they recognize the P. MAXTON and JOHN WORMALD, limits of what they can do. At the core Addison-Wesley (1995), 263 pp., is a paradox: the more successful they £22.95. Full of interesting background are in giving clear direction and being and useful lessons for the car industry forthright, the more they encourage and for others. On the final page: people to take responsibility and to about Re-Engineering: Briefings on "Business, like war, is fundamentally express their true thoughts and feelIssues and Options, BART O'BmEN, dynamic and may be complex."--"may ings. Other volumes that deal with parChapman & Hall (1995), 266 pp., £24.99 be"--sounds optimistic! [Anyone par- ticular dimensions of the leadership (but the people issues deserve a greater ticularly interested in lessons from the theme are The Essence of Negotiation, attention). One increasingly important military could try: On the Psychology JEAN-M. HILTROP and SHEILA UDALL, area is discussed in Beyond the Infor- of Military Incompetence, NORMAN Prentice Hall (1995), 169 pp., £12.99; mation Systems Outsourcing Band- DIXON, Random House (1994), 448 pp., The Decolonization of Imagination: Culture, Knowledge and Power, JAN wagon: the Insourcing Response, MARY £12.50.] NEDERVEEN PIETERSE and BHIKHU C. LACITYand RUDYHIRSCHHEIM,Wiley PAREKH (eds), Zed Books (1995), 246 (1995), 237 pp., £24.95. Mistakes in pp., £39.95; Creating High-Impact these areas can prove extremely expensive, and it is vital those involved Psychology for Leaders: Using Motiv- Training, RICHARD Y. CHANG, Kogan learn as much as possible from the mis- ation, Conflict, and Power to Manage Page (1995), 122 pp., £12.95; Sores on takes of others. Hence the value of close More Effectively, DEAN TIOSVOLD and Sores: Staying Ahead of the Curve, study of volumes of this kind. How all MARY M. TJOSVOLD,Wiley (1995), 283 GEORGE SOROS, Wiley (1995), 326 pp., £14.95 and Business Ethics: the New these changes are (and increasingly pp., $27.95. Bottom Line, SHEENA CARMICHAEL, will) affect the career of individuals is analysed in Career Development in Attempts to provide the core psycho- Demos (1995), 63 pp., £5.95. Also Ten Flatter Structures: Raising the Issues logical knowledge and skills you need Golden Rules, LEN HARDY, Windrush (Report 1, 48 pp., £16.00) and Organ- to be an effective leader. A useful place Books (1995), 212 pp., £15.99. Always isational Practices (Report 2), LINDA to start. But greater insights are avail- important to get the simple things HOLBECHE, Roffey Park Management able in Reflections on Leadership, right but pity nothing on ethics! Institute (1995), 68 pp., £42.00. Argues LARRY C. SPEARS (ed.), Wiley (1995), that: "Flatter structures change the 352 pp., £21.95 (based on the work of nature of the 'psychological contract' Robert K. Greenleaf, who believed true between employers and employees leaders were those who led by serving Four Days with Dr. Deming: a Strategy since security of employment and others--empowering them to reach for Modern Methods of Management, opportunities for advancement can no their full potential). Interesting to WILLIAMJ. LATZKOand DAVIDM. SAUNlonger be guaranteed in return for loy- check these criteria against the facts DERS, Addison-Wesley (1995), 228 pp., alty and performance . . . and . . . revealed in Megamedia Shakeout: the £21.95. a strategic and co-ordinated approach Inside Story of the Leaders and the to redesigning the organization, ensur- Losers in the Exploding Com- Compiles and summarizes the essence ing that all its human resource munications Industry, KEVIN MANEY, of the seminars of the legendary master processes including reward and Wiley (1995), 358 pp., £19.99. Good of managing for quality--reviewed in recognition are aligned to the organ- background. Already overtaken by detail by him just before his death. ization's direction, is required." Other more mega deals. (But it did conclude: Most, if not all, the content merits close views of the revolution in the nature "On the world's playing fields, mega- study by everyone. A user friendly of the psychological contract between media could take the United States approach. Another volume that deals managers, professions and their organ- somewhere almost beyond imagin- (essentially) with the same subject is izations are provided in NewDeals: the ation." With its corporate disasters How to Lead Your Business Beyond Revolution in Managerial Careers, too?) Another practical approach to the TQM: Making World Class PerPETERHERRIOTand CAROLEPEMBERTON, background of some leadership issues formance a Reality, MICHAELE. JOYCE, Wiley (1995), 205 pp., £17.99 and is contained in The Leader's Window: Pitman Publishing (1995), 254 pp., Strike a New Career Deal, CAROLEPEM- Mastering the Four Styles of Leadership £25.00. Full of sound, useful advice but BERTON, Pitman Publishing (1995), 254 to Build High-Performing Teams, JOHN surprising to find that there is no pp., £15.99. Important career changes D. W. BECKand NEILM. YEAGER,Wiley attempt to integrate 'Quality' thinking are also covered in Women Managers (1995), 242 pp., £12.50. Leadership is with 'Learning Organization' issues. Moving On: Exploring Career and Life critical to the arguments in Leaning into The specific issues of the service sector Choices, JUDI MARSHALL, Routledge the Future: Changing the Way People are discussed in the 17 (academic) con(1995), 347 pp., £40.00 (hb), £12.99 (pb) Change Organisations, GEORGEBINNEY ference papers in The Service Proand America's Competitive Secret: and COLINWmLIAMS,Nicholas Brealey ductivity and Quality Challenge, from the experience distilled into this volume. A much more readable survey of the issues is contained in Re-Engineering at Work, MICHAELLOH, Gower (1995), 192 pp., £35.00 (emphasizes the importance of aligning the aspirations of the individual with the goals and visions of the organizations as the only way to secure genuine commitment and minimize resistance to change). Another useful attempt to demystify the subject is contained in Decisions
Book Reviews and Review Briefs
(1995), 175 pp., £16.99. Leaders are forthright and listen; they give direcUniversity Press (1995), 230 pp., tion and they create space for others to $25.00. The special problems of one take initiative; they are determined to industry are described and analysed in shape a different future and they have Driving Over a Cliff?. Business Lessons their feet on the ground; they are fierfrom the World's Car Industry, GAEME cely ambitious and they recognize the P. MAXTON and JOHN WORMALD, limits of what they can do. At the core Addison-Wesley (1995), 263 pp., is a paradox: the more successful they £22.95. Full of interesting background are in giving clear direction and being and useful lessons for the car industry forthright, the more they encourage and for others. On the final page: people to take responsibility and to about Re-Engineering: Briefings on "Business, like war, is fundamentally express their true thoughts and feelIssues and Options, BART O'BmEN, dynamic and may be complex."--"may ings. Other volumes that deal with parChapman & Hall (1995), 266 pp., £24.99 be"--sounds optimistic! [Anyone par- ticular dimensions of the leadership (but the people issues deserve a greater ticularly interested in lessons from the theme are The Essence of Negotiation, attention). One increasingly important military could try: On the Psychology JEAN-M. HILTROP and SHEILA UDALL, area is discussed in Beyond the Infor- of Military Incompetence, NORMAN Prentice Hall (1995), 169 pp., £12.99; mation Systems Outsourcing Band- DIXON, Random House (1994), 448 pp., The Decolonization of Imagination: Culture, Knowledge and Power, JAN wagon: the Insourcing Response, MARY £12.50.] NEDERVEEN PIETERSE and BHIKHU C. LACITYand RUDYHIRSCHHEIM,Wiley PAREKH (eds), Zed Books (1995), 246 (1995), 237 pp., £24.95. Mistakes in pp., £39.95; Creating High-Impact these areas can prove extremely expensive, and it is vital those involved Psychology for Leaders: Using Motiv- Training, RICHARD Y. CHANG, Kogan learn as much as possible from the mis- ation, Conflict, and Power to Manage Page (1995), 122 pp., £12.95; Sores on takes of others. Hence the value of close More Effectively, DEAN TIOSVOLD and Sores: Staying Ahead of the Curve, study of volumes of this kind. How all MARY M. TJOSVOLD,Wiley (1995), 283 GEORGE SOROS, Wiley (1995), 326 pp., £14.95 and Business Ethics: the New these changes are (and increasingly pp., $27.95. Bottom Line, SHEENA CARMICHAEL, will) affect the career of individuals is analysed in Career Development in Attempts to provide the core psycho- Demos (1995), 63 pp., £5.95. Also Ten Flatter Structures: Raising the Issues logical knowledge and skills you need Golden Rules, LEN HARDY, Windrush (Report 1, 48 pp., £16.00) and Organ- to be an effective leader. A useful place Books (1995), 212 pp., £15.99. Always isational Practices (Report 2), LINDA to start. But greater insights are avail- important to get the simple things HOLBECHE, Roffey Park Management able in Reflections on Leadership, right but pity nothing on ethics! Institute (1995), 68 pp., £42.00. Argues LARRY C. SPEARS (ed.), Wiley (1995), that: "Flatter structures change the 352 pp., £21.95 (based on the work of nature of the 'psychological contract' Robert K. Greenleaf, who believed true between employers and employees leaders were those who led by serving Four Days with Dr. Deming: a Strategy since security of employment and others--empowering them to reach for Modern Methods of Management, opportunities for advancement can no their full potential). Interesting to WILLIAMJ. LATZKOand DAVIDM. SAUNlonger be guaranteed in return for loy- check these criteria against the facts DERS, Addison-Wesley (1995), 228 pp., alty and performance . . . and . . . revealed in Megamedia Shakeout: the £21.95. a strategic and co-ordinated approach Inside Story of the Leaders and the to redesigning the organization, ensur- Losers in the Exploding Com- Compiles and summarizes the essence ing that all its human resource munications Industry, KEVIN MANEY, of the seminars of the legendary master processes including reward and Wiley (1995), 358 pp., £19.99. Good of managing for quality--reviewed in recognition are aligned to the organ- background. Already overtaken by detail by him just before his death. ization's direction, is required." Other more mega deals. (But it did conclude: Most, if not all, the content merits close views of the revolution in the nature "On the world's playing fields, mega- study by everyone. A user friendly of the psychological contract between media could take the United States approach. Another volume that deals managers, professions and their organ- somewhere almost beyond imagin- (essentially) with the same subject is izations are provided in NewDeals: the ation." With its corporate disasters How to Lead Your Business Beyond Revolution in Managerial Careers, too?) Another practical approach to the TQM: Making World Class PerPETERHERRIOTand CAROLEPEMBERTON, background of some leadership issues formance a Reality, MICHAELE. JOYCE, Wiley (1995), 205 pp., £17.99 and is contained in The Leader's Window: Pitman Publishing (1995), 254 pp., Strike a New Career Deal, CAROLEPEM- Mastering the Four Styles of Leadership £25.00. Full of sound, useful advice but BERTON, Pitman Publishing (1995), 254 to Build High-Performing Teams, JOHN surprising to find that there is no pp., £15.99. Important career changes D. W. BECKand NEILM. YEAGER,Wiley attempt to integrate 'Quality' thinking are also covered in Women Managers (1995), 242 pp., £12.50. Leadership is with 'Learning Organization' issues. Moving On: Exploring Career and Life critical to the arguments in Leaning into The specific issues of the service sector Choices, JUDI MARSHALL, Routledge the Future: Changing the Way People are discussed in the 17 (academic) con(1995), 347 pp., £40.00 (hb), £12.99 (pb) Change Organisations, GEORGEBINNEY ference papers in The Service Proand America's Competitive Secret: and COLINWmLIAMS,Nicholas Brealey ductivity and Quality Challenge, from the experience distilled into this volume. A much more readable survey of the issues is contained in Re-Engineering at Work, MICHAELLOH, Gower (1995), 192 pp., £35.00 (emphasizes the importance of aligning the aspirations of the individual with the goals and visions of the organizations as the only way to secure genuine commitment and minimize resistance to change). Another useful attempt to demystify the subject is contained in Decisions
Book Reviews and Review Briefs