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Management From A Position of No Authority
Management From A Position of No Authority Author:Michael Thompson With "Management From A Position Of No Authority," Michael Thompson explodes the widely held myth of the fully empowered project manager. Unlike the pristine business environment encountered in countless textbooks, where corporate direction and sponsorship flow smoothly downward from top management to those responsible for the implementation of ... more »change, Thompson unveils a world of chaos and uncertainty, where individual character matters far more than the traditional project management tools. This is a potent dose of real-world medicine - project management from the inside.
Thompson compellingly demonstrates that in today's business world, the requirement to create change has increasingly been delegated to working-level employees, who, without any formal authority, must somehow make miracles happen entirely through their ability to obtain support and consensus among their peers and superiors. Thompson not only illustrates the realities which must be faced by the "No-Authority Manager," he provides the personal tools necessary to navigate these treacherous waters.« less