Reading List: What Were They Thinking?: Unconventional Wisdom About Management
A couple of years ago, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford Business School Professor and columnist for Business 2.0, was named to the Global List of Top Thinkers (along with Jim Collins, Jack Welsh, Michael Porter, Bill Gates, Tom Peters and 44 others). Much of the acclaim for Pfeffer came from his 2007 book on management, What Were They Thinking?: Unconventional Wisdom About Management.This is a pretty tight book full of illustrative stories backing his theories of good (and bad) management. He offers his sometimes sharp insights on topics ranging from training, communications, benefits, executives getting experience on the front lines of the business, compensation, corporate strategy (and budgets and forecasts), hiring, and evaluations. Good read for managers, owners and those who advise them. Mike Oleksak 2009
