The myth of management tackles some of the questions and myths people have baout management...long hours, hiding emotions for example. I feel that Stefan and Cary fielded the material well .

There are points provided by the author that I don’t agree with. However, there are many arguments that I would totally agree.

Sadly my download of this book only worked across the first part of the book, the second half didn’t work.. The part i did get to read was great. i would have no problem recommending it

Dare to be a Daniel,
Dare to stand alone,
Dare to have a purpose firm,
Dare to make it known!

I read books about management because I hope I will become one one day. I am fully aware that I will most likely make mistakes as one, and will need to find my own management style to succeed. Still I also want to learn from other people who have already made mistakes and learned from them, therefore I read self-help books concerning managing.

I had hopes for this book, that it would debunk some of the thing I am scared about as I think of a future in management. But I was really disappointed about the myths in this book. Most of them I take as common sense in a work environment, others I have never even heard about or considered. But I think this might be a cultural thing or maybe it is because of my age. In the future I think I will read management books written by Norwegians or someone who are familiar with the Norwegian work culture.

If I look past my disappointment of the content of the book, it is nicely written and have a lot of good points. It looks like the authors have taken their time in the research and are familiar with management them self. Therefore I do not find it a waste of read, and I used the book to practice my professional English.

Being a boss is easy isn’t it, living high on the hog and letting all of one’s employees take the strain. Being an entrepreneur is even easier, imagine all those riches! The reality, however, can be very, very different and this excellent book looks at knocking some of the common myths about management for six. At the same time, the book addresses many issues that affect the workplace too.

In all 43 different claims are put to the test and debunked, with justification, references, case studies, caveats and clearly focussed language. Myths such as that the hierarchy is finished, money is the only motivation, leaders are born and not made, and long hours are the key to success are brought up. All of this is packaged into a very enjoyable book, worthy of reading even if you already have debunked some of the claims or have different experiences from the real-world.

It is clearly written and with good humour, as well as featuring a clear authority, so it is harder to automatically write-off as being nonsense. The chapters are nice and short, without compromising the overall quality, so you are getting a lot of value in a few pages. You won’t complain about its price either!

It seems that this publisher has found a great stream to explore with its two ‘myths of’ books published so far. More please!

Myths of Management, written by Stefan Stern & Cary Cooper and published by Kogan Page. ISBN 9780749480233. YYYYY