Leading geeks : how to manage and lead people who deliver technology /

The people who research, develop, design, build, test, install, and support technology are a critical factor in every organization's success. This book gives clear directions on how to effectively lead these brilliant yet notoriously resistant-to-being-managed knowledge workers. It not only pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Glen, Paul, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, ©2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Warren Bennis signature series.
Subjects:
Technology > Management.
Technologie > Gestion.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Marketing > Research.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Research & Development.
Technology > Management
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • Overview : the challenge of geeks
  • Geeks, leadership and geek leadership
  • The context of geek leadership
  • The essential geek
  • Groups of geeks
  • The nature of geekwork
  • Performing geekwork
  • The content of geek leadership
  • Nurturing motivation
  • Providing internal facilitation
  • Furnishing external representation
  • Managing ambiguity
  • Selecting and organizing geekwork
  • Uniting geeks and geekwork
  • Conclusion : harmonizing context and content
  • How geek leaders lead.

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