Glen Leading Geeks

How to Manage and Lead the People Who Deliver Technology
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-7879-6546-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B Warren Bennis Series

Winner of the 2003 Financial Times Germany/getAbstract Business& Finance Book Award
Leading Geeks challenges the conventional wisdom thatleadership methods are universal and gives executives and managersthe understanding they need to manage and lead the technologists onwhom they have become so dependent. This much-needed book? writtenin nontechnical language by Paul Glen, a highly acclaimedmanagement consultant? gives clear directions on how to effectivelylead these brilliant yet notoriously resistant-to-being-managedknowledge workers. Glen not only provides proven managementstrategies but also background on why traditional approaches oftendon't work with geeks. Leading Geeks describes the beliefsand behavior of geeks, their group dynamics, and the unique natureof technical work. It also offers a unique twelve-part model thatexplains how knowledge workers deliver value to anorganization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Glen, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editor's Note, Warren Bennis.
Foreword, David H. Maister.
Introduction.
Acknowledgments.
Overview: The Challenge of Geeks.
1. Geeks, Leadership, and Geek Leadership.
Part One: The Context of Geek Leadership.
2. The Essential Geek.
3. Groups of Geeks.
4. The Nature of Geekwork.
5. Performing Geekwork.
Part Two: The Content of Geek Leadership.
6. Nurturing Motivation.
7. Providing Internal Facilitation.
8. Furnishing External Representation.
9. Managing Ambiguity.
10. Selecting and Organizing Geekwork.
11. Uniting Geeks and Geekwork.
Conclusion: Harmonizing Context and Content.
12. How Geek Leaders Lead.
Appendix: Models and Lists.
Notes.
References.
The Author.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Glen is a management consultant who helps clients build effective technology organizations. For more than fifteen years he has advised clients in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member in the MBA programs at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and Loyola Marymount University. Prior to founding C2 Consulting, he was western regional manager for SEI Information Technology, a national IT consultancy. And, yes, he is a geek.