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Ackoff's F/laws: The Cake

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This is the first full collection of all 122 of Russell Ackoff's f/laws - previously only available in two separate Triarchy Press books (Management f-Laws and Systems Thinking for Curious Managers.) Each f/law in this full collection is accompanied by Ackoff's own witty and acerbic explanatory text and by his original drawings and cartoons. The collection reverts to Ackoff's original typescript without any commentary or other introduction. As Ackoff himself says: "Over time I have become aware of some very important truths about the practice of management. These truths, which I call the 'F/laws of Management,' contradict assumptions that are commonly held by managers. These simple management truths are much more important than the fundamental, but complex, truths revealed by scientists, economists, politicians, or philosophers. The truths these wise thinkers reveal are at most frosting on the cake. The truths presented here are the cake."[Hence the title!] This definitive collection distils Ackoff's wisdom and a lifetime of experience about management, leadership, innovation, teamwork and organizations. It should be required reading for anyone who works in an organization.

Author Biography:

Russell Ackoff was a rare management thinker, often ranked with Peter Drucker, Peter Senge and Charles Handy amongst the world's most influential business thinkers. He was Anheuser-Busch Emeritus Professor of Management Science at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a much-loved educator, writer and speaker. But he was also known as an architect and town planner, as the father of modern Systems Thinking and Idealized Design, as a trailblazer in the fields of organizational and operations theory, bestselling author, distinguished Wharton School professor, and as a consultant. A founding member of the Institute of Management Sciences, his work in consulting and education involved more than 350 corporations and 75 government agencies in the USA and beyond.
Release date Australia
March 15th, 2012
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
six line drawings; six line drawings
Pages
146
Dimensions
140x216x10
ISBN-13
9781908009531
Product ID
19521414

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