tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post5606656882547660811..comments2024-03-29T05:14:10.903-07:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: Management and total nonsenseGreg Lindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-41944999998275125252007-05-06T23:58:00.000-07:002007-05-06T23:58:00.000-07:00When I first read the term "evidence-based managem...When I first read the term "evidence-based management" I guessed that this book would be a diatribe against "gut-feeling management," i.e., personnel decisions that are made in the absence of facts or data. It seems that this is at least as rampant a problem as management that follows a given protocol, which seems to be what the book is in fact railing against. <BR/><BR/>Though it's easy to agree that choosing protocol in lieu of thinking is usually a path to discontent (or disaster) within one's employee base, I feel that what these protocol-based systems are trying to get at is a means by which to promote managers making concrete decisions about who did good and who did bad. If managers made these decisions with an empirical backdrop, I'd say the protocol is worth the cost, compared to "gut-feeling management."Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199805319097221664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-90415007548537951312007-05-04T04:30:00.000-07:002007-05-04T04:30:00.000-07:00Thanks, Blake, Matt, and Joran. Those are good re...Thanks, Blake, Matt, and Joran. Those are good recommendations.<BR/><BR/>I have read Built to Last, but not Half Truths or Why We Do What We Do, and I have heard them recommended before. I will add them to my list.Greg Lindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-86641495307832202872007-05-04T01:23:00.000-07:002007-05-04T01:23:00.000-07:00Built to Last is a Jeff Bezos favorite and a fasci...<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0060566108/" REL="nofollow">Built to Last</A> is a Jeff Bezos favorite and a fascinating read.<BR/><BR/>Based on a couple years of solid research it draws some interesting conclusions. For starters: the greatest most successful companies DO NOT exist primarily to maximise shareholder equity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-62298266179053826472007-05-03T15:45:00.000-07:002007-05-03T15:45:00.000-07:00Greg - I loved "Half-truths" as well. And I am a b...Greg - I loved "Half-truths" as well. And I am a big fan of their take on the War for Talent. I'd also recommend "The Know-Doing Gap" as a useful book.Matt Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988878027513631894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-76753427714152861212007-05-03T10:49:00.000-07:002007-05-03T10:49:00.000-07:00This is a great write-up - I'll order the book tod...This is a great write-up - I'll order the book today. You may have already read it, but if not, you might also enjoy "Why We Do What We Do", by Edward Deci & Richard Flaste. Fun, counter-intuitive case studies around motivation dynamics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com