{"product_id":"9781484217474","title":"Leading When You're Not the Boss: How to Get Things Done in Complex Corporate Cultures","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLeading When You're Not the Boss: How to Get Things Done in Complex Corporate Cultures\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eStrathausen, Roger\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnswer the questions that arise when managers and workers\nneed to adjust to unfamiliar leadership roles and rules in flattened\norganizational forms. \u003ci\u003eLeading When You’re\nNot the Boss\u003c\/i\u003e provides a conceptual framework that you can apply when\nassessing your own organizations and work. The book discusses the underlying\nideas necessary for a shift from a culture of hierarchies to one of\nrelationships and the establishment of intrapreneurial and holistic work\nenvironments. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThis book supports the trend in many corporations toward\nflattening parts of their traditional top–down hierarchical management systems\ninto more egalitarian, democratized, and distributed organizational forms. It\nanalyzes the weaknesses of \"management\" culture at a time of ever\nmore rapid change and complexity in the business world and illustrates how\nflattened organizational units increase agility, innovation, and efficacy.\nMoreover, it discusses how individuals can exercise effective leadership\ndespite lacking the command-and-control authority of conventional bosses and\nways for organizations to cultivate effective \"post-management\"\ncultures. \n\n\u003cp\u003eEspecially in the technology sector, large projects have\nbecome too complex to be mastered by any single leader. Drawing on his\nexperience as a senior manager and executive consultant for a number of Fortune\nGlobal 500 companies, Roger Strathausen analyzes the situations and benefits\nthat motivate companies to adopt flattened organizational forms. He shows that\nempowering a multi-talented group to manage itself by horizontal cooperation\ncan deliver products with more speed, efficiency, innovation, and nimbleness\nthan a solo boss could, while yielding higher employee productivity and\nretention rates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nWith an entertaining mix of real-world examples and an\nepisodic HBR-style fictitious case study, the author illustrates throughout the\nbook how his leadership lessons can be serviceable only when intelligently\ntailored to the dynamic complexities of specific situations, including the\npersonalities and competencies of the people involved. \n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to tailor the techniques of shared leadership to specific\nbusiness situations rather than treating them as iron rules\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to flourish in nonhierarchical and\nambiguously-hierarchical organizational contexts that encourage individual\ninitiative for the joint benefit of the enterprise and personal professional\ngrowth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow success and fulfillment at work are enhanced by\norganizational forms in which participants assess the situational relevance of\ntheir respective talents and actively apply them to group objectives in lateral\ncooperation with peers, as opposed to passively receiving orders from appointed\nbosses\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe primary readerships for this book are business\nleaders and managers at all levels in corporations and non-managerial\nprofessionals who work in self-directed teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThe secondary readerships are practitioners,\nconsultants, and academics interested in the topics of human resources,\norganizational design, and the future of work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-11-27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781484217474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4842-1748-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 126\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588240007308,"sku":"9781484217474","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781484217474.jpg?v=1775962861","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781484217474","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}