Simply managing - Henry Mintzberg - ebook

The powerhouses of our companies today are made up of increasing numbers of professionals. The number of companies that would describe themselves as knowledge-intensive is also increasing think of R&D labs, hi-tech, IT, media, business support, health and educational organizations. Managers tend to think that these new organizations and their staff must be managed like before. But to do so can create more problems than it might solve. Professionals are for the most part already motivated and do not need to be managed. They have studied many years to be able to do their job. Frustrating their enthusiasm by steering and controlling them can restrict their ability to perform to the best of their capability. In any such organization, the avoidance of forms, meaningless report writing, and restrictive rules and procedures, will lead to much greater productivity and improved quality. Professionals should be trusted in advance and given room to exercise their discipline at a state of the art …

The IT4IT Management Guide provides guidance on how the IT4IT Reference Architecture can be used within an IT organization to manage the business of IT. It is designed to provide a guide to business managers, CIOs, IT executives, IT professionals, and all individuals involved or interested in how to transition an IT organization to become a Lean and Agile IT service provider. After reading this document you should be able to: • Understand why the IT4IT approach is needed to improve the performance of the IT function; and support the business to leverage new IT in the digital age • Understand the vision, scope, and content of the IT4IT Reference Architecture (from a high-level perspective) • Understand the benefits of using the IT4IT Reference Architecture within the IT function • Initiate the first steps to implement the IT4IT standard in your own IT organization The audience for this Management Guide is: • CIOs and other IT executive managers who would like to transform their IT organ…

A new and refreshing approach for managers, advisors and students with challenging terminology and insights to make organizations future-proof. This book describes a new paradigm about strategic managing. Aimed at leaders to keep a future-proof course in turbulent times by making the right strategic choices for their organization. Well-known strategy models and approaches for strategy development are hardly applicable for making and implementing strategic choices in the current age of increasing turbulence and disruption. With years of experience as manager, consultant and professor in strategic management, Norbert Greveling and Roland Bushoff share a holistic way of looking at organizations and a new way of thinking about being future-proof, a clear task for leaders and a dynamic way of working, while keeping a future-proof course. An inspiring book with which the authors offer practical tools for managers that want to strengthen the future of their organizations. New insights and vie…

Managing for Performance Excellence provides practitioners with an integrative framework that highlights the key ingredients of an effective approach to performance management. It describes the formal process of planning, measuring and monitoring performance that companies need to develop as the first step towards becoming a highperforming organisation. As the numerous examples show, a well-functioning process by itself does not guarantee enduring success. Based on an in-depth analysis of real-life situations, the authors draw attention to potential pitfalls and highlight four concrete performance management challenges that companies need to address: clear strategic focus; engaging climate; collaborative structure; and solid information infrastructure. Performance management is examined from a number of different perspectives, with ample illustrations and practical guidelines against which readers can benchmark their own organisations. These insights are a product of the multidisciplin…

In Simply Asian laat Eveline Wu zien hoe simpel en eenvoudig je thuis de Aziatische favorieten kookt. Ga mee haar mee op reis naar haar vijf favoriete eetlanden: China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam en Korea. Zet ook topgerechten als de lekkerste wontons, buns of noodle-soepjes zo op tafel! Als chef en ondernemer is Eveline Wu al lang bekend, sinds haar tv-show bij 24Kitchen houdt ook het grote publiek van haar! Ze is de chef die Nederland leert Aziatisch te koken.

In [Simply Nigella] brengt Nigella Lawson het oprechte plezier en kalme comfort terug in onze keuken. Het bevat 125 inspirerende en toegankelijke recepten die moeiteloos in ons drukke leven passen, boordevol ingrediënten waar zowel je lichaam als je geest gelukkig van wordt. De boodschap van deze pure verwennerij is even simpel als duidelijk: het draait allemaal om balans. Onze maaltijden zouden natuurlijk altijd heerlijk moeten smaken; wat, waar en met wie we ook eten. En elke gelegenheid vraagt om een eigen recept. Daarom bevat [Simply Nigella] krachtige ontbijt- en brunchrecepten, snelle en relaxte avondmaaltijden en gerechten om – zonder gestress – grotere groepen te verwennen. Creëer na een lange werkweek ademruimte voor jezelf met de comfortabele rust van slowcooking en val gerust voor de verleidingen van een groot scala aan zoete heerlijkheden, inclusief fantastische zuivel- en glutenvrije recepten. [Simply Nigella] is het perfecte recept tegen drukte en chaos in het drukke leve…