Management and leadership, often coupled together, require a certain amount of experience and training, and much of this is inaccessible through education alone. Like Lino Ciceri, who comes from the background of a chemist, we may have rigorous scientific, technical, or engineering skills, but by themselves, these do not equip us with the skills and character for leading teams. Ciceri tries to fill this gap with this guide to how to think as a manager.
Frankly, this book seemed to try to do too much to be effective. There were sections that are excellent and need to be expanded, yet there were also sections that bored me or that I could not grasp the point of. Ciceri’s approach is highly theoretical – a 10,000 foot view where the reader never touches the ground. He needed to flesh out some of his ideas with humanistic concerns. I sense that this independently published book did not pass under the critical eye of a seasoned editor.
The last two chapters concerning leadership were the best part. Other good ideas needed expansion, such as how a relational culture can foster group success. Instead of focusing on teasing out the virtues in these smaller issues, the work surveyed the shoreline and avoided any unique contributions, sadly. It used acronyms excessively, which only confused me more. Again, a few rounds with a book editor would catch this. I wanted to like this book, but it simply needed more focus to be effective.
At the Heart of Management: Process, Tools, and the Ubiquitous Exponential Law
By Lino F. Ciceri
Copyright (c) 2023
Independently Published
ISBN13 9791221020199
Page Count: 221
Genre: Management
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