Beyond Certainty: Changing Worlds Of Organizations, The New

Description:
From the bestselling author of 'The Age of Unreason and The Age of Paradox' comes an exhilarating collection of 35 timeless essays, including Handy's change-making articles from the 'Harvard Business Review' and 'Director' magazine. One of the foremost social philosophers of our times shares his reflections on a changing world, a world in which we can be certain only of uncertainty. To plan for the future in such an environment, says Charles Handy, we must learn to think differently. 'Beyond Certainty' is a book to dip into, enjoy, and share with colleagues and friends.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Beyond Certainty: A Personal Odyssey Chapter 2: The Coming Work Culture Chapter 3: Balancing Corporate Power: A New Federalist Paper Chapter 4: What Is a Company For? Chapter 5: Are Jobs for Life Killing Enterprise? Chapter 6: Why There's Life After Work Chapter 7: Teach Your Children Well Chapter 8: What They Don't Teach You at Business School Chapter 9: A Company Possessed? Chapter 10: Are We All Federalists Now? Chapter 11: Are There Bugs in Our Offices? Chapter 12: In Search of an Ideal World Chapter 13: The Parable of a Fallen City Chapter 14: Should We Be Paying Higher Taxes? Chapter 15: The Great Rowing Eight of Life Chapter 16: Is There Time to Raise Our Standards? Chapter 17: When Arithmetic Doesn't Count Chapter 18: Be Good, Get Rich, but Stay Small Chapter 19: Japan's Women-Oriented Workplace Chapter 20: Work Is Where I Have My Meetings Chapter 21: How to Learn from the 'Real Thing' Chapter 22: Ancient Greeks or Modern Britons? Chapter 23: The Birth of the Conceptual College Chapter 24: The Challenge of a Second Lifetime Chapter 25: Flexing, Chunking, and Changing Chapter 26: Paying Our Last Respects to Honor Chapter 27: Can the Dream Become a Nightmare? Chapter 28: When Companies Are Condominiums Chapter 29: Make Your Business a Monastery Chapter 30: What It Takes to Make a Manager Chapter 31: The New Age of Positive Power Chapter 32: All Change in the World of Work Chapter 33: The Gun Laws of Galapagos Chapter 34: Living Fast, Dying Rich Chapter 35: How Do You Manage When You Can't See the People? Index About the Author

Author Biography:
Charles Handy is an author and broadcaster living in London. He is a Fellow at the London Business School where he was a professor for many years. His books have sold over one million copies around the world. He has been, in his time, an oil executive, a business economist, a professor, and Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts.