Book Review: Under New Management (@DavidBurkus)
When I received a copy of Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual by David Burkus, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I work for a large company. In fact, I am an operations manager for a large company. The prospect of changing or upending business as usual seems a little scary and perhaps a little interesting.
“The purpose of this book is to challenge you and your company to ask whether the time has come for you to reexamine some of the most fundamental concepts in management today.” David Burkus
When I opened up the book and scanned through the contents and the pages, I honestly questioned if this book was worth my time. Here are some of the chapter titles: Outlaw Email, Put Customers Second, Lose the Standard Vacation Policy, Pay People to Quit, Make Salaries Transparent, Ban Noncompetes, Ditch Performance Appraisals, Hire as a Team, and Close Open Offices. Many of these chapter titles seemed to go against what I have come to know in my 20+ years at my company. I was a little concerned about what would be in the pages I was about to read. As I started to read though, I began to understand Under New Management was actually a book I needed to read. And I’m not the only one who needs to read it. Managers across the country and around the world should consider picking up a copy of this brand new book.
Change is not easy.
If we really want to grow, we need to learn to adapt, and Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual encourages managers to consider how they might adapt to the changing world that we now find ourselves. This work by David Burkus is an important text for any manager to read, and I would highly recommend it. I think it will encourage managers took to consider how they might change the way they’re doing business. They may not implement every single thing suggested in this book, but I think managers will find ways to do business differently and better as they read the pages of this book.
“Business isn’t usual anymore.” David Burkus
Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual by David Burkus releases this week, and I would encourage any manager who is serious about making a difference where they are in their workplace to pick this up and to at least ponder whether or not they are on the right track in their business. I’m sure that this text will stretch the readers and that’s why I’m recommending Under New Management.
What changes would you like to see at your place of employment? What action do you think you could take to make that one of those changes a reality?
Please note: I received a copy of Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual by David Burkus for free from Weaving Influence in exchange for a review. I was not required to provide a positive review. I truly believe that this new book is a worthwhile read for anybody serious about taking their leadership to the next level.
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