How to Manage in a Flat World: Get Connected to Your Team - Wherever They Are

Title How to Manage in a Flat WorldSubtitle Get connected to your team - wherever they areAuthors Susan Bloch & Philip WhiteleyFTPH[ BACK JACKET ]‘A rare and refreshingly authentic perspective of working and managing in the multi-dimensional world.'Dominic Price, Managing Director, Senior Country Officer, India and Sri Lanka, JP Morgan‘Flat hierarchies and well rounded people sounds like square pegs and round holes. This well-researched book, rich in anecdote, shows how today's business leaders get the best from their teams against the real world constraints of budgets and time.'Garry Watts, Chief Executive Officer, SSL International PlcIn the flat world you need new horizonsThe world is now flat: the economy is global: the company is less hierarchical. Everything is more fluid. So what should you do about it? As a manager, are you equipped to manage teams that span offices, cities or even continents? Can you maintain a work-life balance when technology means you are always available? And now we have the internet do you ever need to meet anyone in person again? How to Manage in a Flat World brings you up to speed on the critical issues you can't ignore and shows you how even in the flat world you can be a stand out manager.[FRONT FLAP ]In business today, you are always switched on. Your laptop is at hand, the web will answer your queries in a matter of seconds and your colleagues and friends are just a few clicks away, wherever they may be. Very convenient, yes. Lean and modern, yes. More productive and more efficient? Possibly. But only if you get it right. The flat world has both high levels of interconnectivity facilitated by technology and high levels of dispersion within teams and companies, with colleagues often working in different offices, or even in different parts of the world. This demands a new set of skills and behaviours of you as a manager.How to Manage in a Flat World gives you the ten strategies you need to be a high-performing manager. The key is to communicate well and collaborate closely with your team, even if you don't see them in person very often. This practical yet well researched book draws on interviews with leading international executives and leaders from all over the world and will help you:Make the best use of technology to stay in touch with your colleagues Establish and maintain an acceptable work-life balance for yourself Decide when you really need to travel to meet people face-to-face Lead and motivate your team, wherever they are Create a culture of trust and motivation that will lead to higher performance Prepare for and adapt to change so that you are not left behindLEARN HOW TO BE A STAND-OUT MANAGER IN A FLAT WORLD[ BACK FLAP ][photos?]About the authorsSusan Bloch has coached top teams in many of the FTSE100 and Fortune 500 companies across the globe over the past twenty years. She has lived and worked in five countries; South Africa, North America, Israel, the United Kingdom and India. Currently, she is on assignment as Chief Culture Officer for the Retail division of Reliance Industries; one of the few western women working in a senior role in an Indian company. Prior to that she was Partner and Head of Thought Leadership at Whitehead Mann where she was operating as an executive coach, working with executive teams and conducting board effectiveness reviews. Previously she was global head of executive coaching for the Hay Group. A Chartered PsychologisBloch, Susan is the author of 'How to Manage in a Flat World: Get Connected to Your Team - Wherever They Are' with ISBN 9780273712459 and ISBN 0273712454.