{"product_id":"9781609949235","title":"Simply Managing","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Essence of \u003ci\u003eManaging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHenry Mintzberg appreciates that managers are busy people. So he has taken his classic book \u003ci\u003eManaging\u003c\/i\u003e, done some updating, and distilled its essence into a lean 176 pages of text. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The essence of the book remains the same: what Mintzberg learned from observing twenty-nine managers in settings ranging from a refugee camp to a symphony orchestra. \u003ci\u003eSimply Managing \u003c\/i\u003econsiders the intense dynamics of this job as well as its inescapable conundrums, for example: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e•   How is anyone supposed to think, let alone think ahead, in this frenetic job?\u003cbr\u003e •   Are leaders really more important than managers?\u003cbr\u003e •   Where has all the judgment gone?\u003cbr\u003e •   Is email destroying management practice?\u003cbr\u003e •   How can managers connect when their job disconnects them from what they are managing?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you read only one book about managing, this should be it!","brand":"Henry Mintzberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48675589554388,"sku":"9781609949235","price":31.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2709a424-3eab-4e1d-a9f3-5d9f5c8778f7.jpg?v=1789530433","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781609949235","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}