Specializing: The Key to Successful Management
This book is a must-read for anyone aspiring to become a successful manager. Kotter's detailed study of 15 top GMs highlights the critical role of specializing in one industry for years. He argues that gaining industry-specific knowledge and building informal networks take time, making it difficult for outsiders to match long-term specialists. The book offers valuable insights and strategies to help managers establish cooperative working relationships and excel in their industries.
ISBN: 9780029182307
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $31.99
Authors:
John P. Kotter
Publisher: Free Press
Date of Publication: 1986-05-26
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 34 readers)
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In this unprecedented study of America's leading executives, John Kotter shatters the popular management notion of the effective "generalist" manager who can step into any business or division and run it. Based on his first-hand observations of fifteen top GMs from nine major companies, Kotter persuasively shows that the best manager is actually a specialist who has spent most of his or her career in one industry, learning its intricacies and establishing cooperative working relationships. Acquiring the painstaking knowledge and large, informal networks vital to being a successful manager takes years; outsiders, no matter how talented or well-trained seldom can do as well, this in-depth profile reveals. Much more than a fascinating collective portrait of the day-to-day activities of today's top executives, The General Managers provides stimulating new insights into the nature of modern management and the tactics of its most accomplished practitioners.
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