Management suspense

Author: Wolf
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In this book, you will learn that the sole purpose of management is to serve life, if work is already a part of your life. Here, you will also understand that every step of management holds traps, just like Dr. Robert Langdon encountered, with more than one crossroads facing you at each step. Thus, all aspects of management are interconnected, whether you are managing people, things, or even your own still-functional brain. Therefore, all management practices are also distinct, whether you are managing the same group of people in a different place or managing a different group of people in the same place. Many people think that management primarily focuses on people, but don’t forget that people are only a part of your management objects. As such, you must understand my meaning, and the rest will be self-explanatory. In this vast world, management is everywhere, whether you manage people directly or through systems; whether you manage a company or industry, or a family or just yourself, you should learn from the lessons of yourself or others. These lessons, which once left others in a state of confusion, are absolutely your good teachers and friends. They will guide you to a comfortable viewing platform free from storms, where you can watch those self-proclaimed leaders trip one after another. Perhaps, in this way, you will realize the essence of management, or you may feel fortunate and satisfied with the fulfillment that comes from profound enlightenment. Human history has spanned thousands of years, while the history of other creatures beyond humans is even longer. To say that management is an ancient topic is less accurate than to say it is an eternal one. Indeed, it is so. Our current understanding of management comes from the path our predecessors and ourselves have already walked, and tomorrow, we may say "no" to things we once regarded as treasures. To say this may sound disheartening. But it doesn’t matter. This world will never force us to rebuild everything from scratch. All management practices, whether successful or failed, are useful. Their essence will be refined by people and passed on to later generations, greatly benefiting them. Of course, there are exceptions for those greedy, insatiable people like Teabing in The Da Vinci Code. When Dr. Robert Langdon stood on the "Rose Line" in the Louvre, which only he could see, "he seemed to hear a woman’s voice, filled with the wisdom of years, gently rising from the crack in the ground." If you force me to summarize the purpose of this book in one sentence, I would say: "Treat management as you treat life—choose wisely."