Managing

From "e;one of the most original minds in management,"e; the landmark book on managing as a practice learned primarily through experience and rooted in context (Fast Company). In this sweeping critique of how managers are educated and how, as a consequence, management is practiced, Henry Mintzberg offers thoughtful and controversial ideas for reforming both. "e;The MBA trains the wrong people in the wrong ways with the wrong consequences,"e; Mintzberg writes. "e;Using the classroom to help develop people already practicing management is a fine idea, but pretending to create managers out of people who have never managed is a sham."e;Leaders cannot be created in a classroom. They arise in context. But people who already practice management can significantly improve their effectiveness given the opportunity to learn thoughtfully from their own experience. Mintzberg calls for a more engaging approach to managing and a more reflective approach to management education. He also outlines how business schools can become true schools of management. "e;Henry Mintzberg's views are a breath of fresh air which can only encourage the good guys."e; The Observer