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Nov. 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Business Book Summary of The New Rules of Management

EBSCO Publishing has just released a new book summary. In The New Rules of Management, Peter Cook bemoans the mounting number of organizations that allow great ideas to wither on the vine. These organizations are stuck in an old model that values inspired leadership, brilliant marketing, or efficient systems and emphasizes survival. Humans are hard-wired to survive at any cost. So even though the body goes into “fight or flight” mode at the first sign of danger, perceptive managers can push beyond their instincts to grasp the key to success: the willingness and ability to implement projects that matter. This willingness must extend beyond individuals to include organizations and teams. In order to experience success in the 21st century, managers must know how to turn innovative ideas into profitable projects that matter. It is the spirit that motivates individuals and teams, and spirit is the fuel that drives productivity.

In The New Rules of Management, a guide to management in the 21st Century, Peter Cook states that the old values of inspired leadership, brilliant marketing, or efficient systems no longer work. Instead, Cook demonstrates that implementation is the life blood of innovation. Managers must know how to turn innovative ideas into profitable projects that matter. He offers several guidelines to do so:

·  The single most important key to success is the ability to implement projects that matter.

· Implementation is a skill that can be learned.

· Life is better when there is an appropriate level of challenge.

· Thinking money is the number one motivator is a mistake.

· The new rules of management require that managers provide their teams with autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

· Great teams are project-driven.

· An appropriate accountability structure makes it more likely the team will succeed in implementing its projects.

· An essential part of implementing great projects at the organizational level is creating an internal climate within the organization that is conducive to the implementation of great projects.

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