Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness - Hardcover

by Edward E. Lawler (Author), Christopher G. Worley (Author), David Creelman (With)

Provocative new management principles and practices that create effective organizations for shareholders and society

Management experts Lawler and Worley have developed a set of management principles that enable organizations to be both successful and responsible. Existing command & control and high-involvement management styles depend too much on stable conditions and focus too narrowly on economic outcomes. They convincingly argue that we need to "reset" our approach to management to one that fits today's demanding business environment. Starting with a change in how success is measured and a more realistic view of risk, Lawler and Worley take us through how strategy, governance, organization structure and talent should be managed. The result is an organization that can reliable produce financial, social, and ecological results.

• Includes illustrative lessons from Microsoft, Cisco, Netflix, DaVita, Starbucks, Nokia, and the U.S. Secret Service
• Offers clear prescriptions for managers who want to organize for sustainable performance effectiveness
• Lawler and Worley are the authors of the bestselling Built to Change

Lawler and Worley outline why and how the current practice of management must change in order for organizations to achieve sustained organizational effectiveness.

Front Jacket

Management Reset

"is not about convincing you that organizations need to be sustainably effective; it is a book about how organizations can be sustainably effective."
--EXCERPT from the Introduction

In Management Reset, the acclaimed management experts and authors of the best-selling book Built to Change offer a next-step resource for any organization that wants to thrive in our difficult economic environment. While organizations must perform well financially, Edward E. Lawler III and Christopher G. Worley contend that companies also need to address their social and environmental impact to be viable in the long term.

Management Reset shows how organizations can be sustainably effective by becoming agile and developing the ability to adjust their strategy, organization design, and leadership practices to support profitability, social justice, and environmental health. The book is filled with illustrative lessons from such leading organizations as Microsoft, Cisco, Netflix, DaVita, Starbucks, Nokia, and the United States Secret Service. The authors offer clear, easy to implement principles and practices for managers, leaders, and consultants who want to organize for sustainable performance effectiveness.

By putting in place Lawler and Worley'sinnovative organization designs and management practices, forward-thinking organizations can remake themselves to better serve both their shareholders and society.

Back Jacket

MANAGEMENT RESET

"is not about convincing you that organizations need to be sustainably effective; it is a book about how organizations can be sustainably effective." --EXCERPT FROM THE INTRODUCTION

In Management Reset, the acclaimed management experts and authors of the best-selling book Built to Change offer a next-step resource for any organization that wants to thrive in our difficult economic environment. While organizations must perform well financially, Edward E. Lawler III and Christopher G. Worley contend that companies also need to address their social and environmental impact to be viable in the long term.

Management Reset shows how organizations can be sustainably effective by becoming agile and developing the ability to adjust their strategy, organization design, and leadership practices to support profitability, social justice, and environmental health. The book is filled with illustrative lessons from such leading organizations as Microsoft, Cisco, Netflix, DaVita, Starbucks, Nokia, and the United States Secret Service. The authors offer clear, easy to implement principles and practices for managers, leaders, and consultants who want to organize for sustainable performance effectiveness.

By putting in place Lawler and Worley's innovative organization designs and management practices, forward-thinking organizations can remake themselves to better serve both their shareholders and society.

Author Biography

Edward E. Lawler III is the Director of the Center for Effective Organizations at University of Southern California and Distinguished Professor of Business in Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books including Treat People Right!, From the Ground Up, Organizing for High Performance, Rewarding Excellence, The Ultimate Advantage, and Talent, all from Jossey-Bass.

Christopher G. Worley is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations at University of Southern California, and Professor of Management at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. He has authored five editions of Organization Development and Change, the largest-selling textbook in OD, and numerous articles on organization design. Lawler and Worley are the coauthors of Built to Change from Jossey-Bass.