{"product_id":"performance-management-for-agile-organizations-overthrowing-the-eight-management-myths-that-hold-businesses-back-paperback","title":"Performance Management for Agile Organizations: Overthrowing the Eight Management Myths That Hold Businesses Back - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaker takes on eight dysfunctional people management practices originating from the scientific management and offers practical solutions for changing these practices and increasing organizational agility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgile is the new black. Every business now has to be adaptive, nimble and ready to pivot - managers have to be comfortable with ambiguity and constantly ready for change. And yet...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile agility is regarded as essential for competitive advantage, most organizations are still unthinkingly applying people management practices, rooted in Frederick Taylor's scientific management philosophy of the early 20th century, designed to ensure consistency and efficiency on production lines but which actively prevent the sort of creativity and flexibility needed in the modern workplace. \u003c\/p\u003e100 years of scientific management has led to the creation of eight performance myths. Myths that impede the agility necessary to compete in the age of the knowledge worker but which are so instinctively embedded in management psyche that they go unchallenged despite the fact that the changing world of work has rendered them dysfunctional and counterproductive.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough case studies and examples Baker demonstrates how the right workplace culture for promoting and applying agile decision-making consists of eight values shared by employer and employee - values that are polar opposite of the values and assumptions of traditional management styles. A new psychological contract that enables the collaborative working relationship necessary for agility to flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgile is the new black. Every business now has to be adaptive, nimble and ready to pivot - managers have to be comfortable with ambiguity and constantly ready for change. And yet...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile agility is regarded as essential for competitive advantage, most organizations are still unthinkingly applying people management practices, rooted in Frederick Taylor's scientific management philosophy of the early 20th century, designed to ensure consistency and efficiency on production lines but which actively prevent the sort of creativity and flexibility needed in the modern workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e100 years of scientific management has led to the creation of eight performance myths. Myths that impede the agility necessary to compete in the age of the knowledge worker but which are so instinctively embedded in management psyche that they go unchallenged despite the fact that the changing world of work has rendered them dysfunctional and counterproductive. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaker takes on eight dysfunctional people management practices originating from the scientific management and offers practical solutions for changing these practices. Through case studies and examples he demonstrates how the right workplace culture for promoting and applying agile decision-making consists of eight values shared by employer and employee - values that are polar opposite of the values and assumptions of traditional management styles. A new psychological contract that enables the collaborative working relationship necessary for agility to flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Tim Baker is a thought leader, international consultant and successful author. Tim was recently voted as one of \u003ci\u003eThe 50 Most Talented Global Training \u0026amp; Development Leaders\u003c\/i\u003e by the World HRD Congress which is awarded by a distinguished international panel for professionals \"who are doing extraordinary work\" in the field of HRD. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe 8 Values of Highly Productive Companies: Creating Wealth from a New Employment Relationship\u003c\/i\u003e (Australian Academic Press, 2009), \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Performance Review: A New Approach to Appraising Employee Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan) and \u003ci\u003eAttracting and Retaining Talent: Becoming an Employer of Choice\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan), \u003ci\u003eThe New Influencing Toolkit: Capabilities for Communicating with Influence\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan), \u003ci\u003eConversations at Work: Promoting a Culture of Conversation in the Changing Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with Aub Warren) (Palgrave Macmillan), and \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Job Description: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eShifting From a Job-Focus To a Performance-Focus\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan). Tim has conducted over 2,430 seminars, workshops and keynote addresses to over 45,000 people in 11 countries across 21 industry groups and regularly writes for HR industry press. Tim can be contacted at tim@winnersatwork.com.au. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105771884679,"sku":"9783319820439","price":58.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8555bc19300ff9eb3eee6860450bae53.webp?v=1732437614","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/performance-management-for-agile-organizations-overthrowing-the-eight-management-myths-that-hold-businesses-back-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}