Managing from the Source: Business Leadership in the 21st Century

Massive influx of data! Complex lines of communication! Teams intertwined across organizations and time zones! Multiple levels of project stakeholders! Broad and expensive organizational requirements! The business world of today demands constant attention at all levels of an organization, from the frontline individual contributor to the senior level executive. The old management paradigm of the Warrior King–strategist, leader, inspirer, execution-expert, coach–even in its most benign practice, no longer is able to address the rapidly shifting needs of this fast-paced marketplace. A new concept–built on interdependence rather than independence–is demanded. A new concept that comes from the source of personal and team effectiveness. Managing from the Source: Business Leadership in the 21st Century examines the benefits of the Warrior King while considering the relevance of a new concept of management: the Agile Sage. This new concept shifts management away from the individual and builds on the natural cooperation that stems from alignment of purpose, outcomes, and function. In this book, John G. Mathers takes his earlier work on building high performance teams and focuses on how to manage in a rapidly changing marketplace. Managing from the Source is an easy-to-read guide to the future of management, which is already here in a number of organizations and companies.