Myths of Management

Dispel the Misconceptions and Become an Influential Manager

New Edition

This book

• Explores 50 of the most pervasive myths that all managers and aspiring managers should be able to recognize and relate to, from the entertaining to the downright damaging • Is written by Professor Sir Cary Cooper (President of the CIPD and Professor at

Manchester Business School) and Stefan

Stern, management journalist and director of the High Pay Centre • New to this edition: fully updated to bust new myths such as hybrid working is not going to work, extraverts are the vital ingredient to make a team perform, stars will always perform well wherever they are, entitled millennials are self-obsessed and frightened of hard work. • Is part of the Business Myths series, which tackle some of the biggest falsehoods, skewed stereotypes and damaging misconceptions that can disrupt businesses today

Description

Is it really true that working longer hours makes you more successful? Are millennials self-obsessed and frightened of hard graft? Do you really need to hide your emotions in order to gain respect as a manager? Does higher pay really always lead to higher performance?

The world of management is blighted by fads, fiction and falsehoods. In Myths of Management, Cary Cooper and Stefan Stern take you on an entertaining journey through the most famous myths surrounding the much-written about topic of management. They debunk false assumptions, inject truth into over-simplifications and tackle damaging habits head-on.

Whether cheesy, naïve or even destructive, management myths could be holding you back and stifling your team's potential. Myths of Management is the guide you need to become an enlightened manager.

About the Business Myths series...

The Business Myths series tackles the falsehoods that pervade the business world. From leadership and management to social media, strategy and the workplace, these accessible books overturn out-of-date assumptions, skewer stereotypes and put oft-repeated slogans to the test. Entertaining and rigorously researched, these books will equip you with the insight and no-nonsense wisdom you need to succeed.

Author Information

Stefan Stern writes for the Guardian and the FT, where he was the management columnist between 2006 and 2010. He is visiting professor in management practice at Cass Business School and is Director of the High Pay Centre.

Sir Cary Cooper CBE is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He is President of the CIPD, President of the British Academy of Management and Editor-inChief of the Blackwell/Wiley Encyclopedia of Management. Edition: 2 Date: 03/10/2022 Price: £9.99 Paperback: 9781398607743 Ebook: 9781398607750 Pages: 272 Format (mm): 216x135 Product Category: General Subject: Business & Management Skills