The New High-Tech Manager Six Rules for Success in Changing Times (Artech House Technology Management and Professional Developm) [Hardcover]

Kenneth Durham (Author), Bruce Kennedy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0890069263 | ISBN-13: 978-0890069264 | Publication Date: March 31, 1997

Aims to show how combining proven "under-fire" management methods with technical training can make for a better, more effective manager. The reader is shown why management fads and "quick fix" remedies don't work, by seeing how they pale in comparison to six fundamental guidelines: profit fixation, technical literacy, change dynamics insight, policy and procedure comprehension, decision theory knowledge, and character duality.

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About the Author

Kenneth Durham is co-founder and managing partner of the Quantum Institute, an executive training, publishing, and process consulting company. He was previously president of an engineering design qualification and quality assurance management firm serving the industrial manufacturing, service, and distribution industries. He holds an M.B.A from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Bruce Kennedy is president and co-founder of the Quantum Institute, and vice-president and co-founder of Quality International, LLP, and has consulted with over 40 firms in the past four years. Prior to this, he was vice president of T H Hill Associates, Inc. and has held management positions in three FORTUNE 500 corporations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Artech House Publishers (March 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890069263
• ISBN-13: 978-0890069264
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #952,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I purchased a copy after hearing a friend refer to it., July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The New High-Tech Manager Six Rules for Success in Changing Times (Artech House Technology Management and Professional Developm) (Hardcover)

My company was growing and we were experiencing some real challenges. I was confiding in a friend, a few of the problems we were experiencing, and he started quoting from one of the author's books. I purchased a copy of The New High Tech manager, and it's been by my side ever since.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I am requesting our management make this a mandatory read..., June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The New High-Tech Manager Six Rules for Success in Changing Times (Artech House Technology Management and Professional Developm) (Hardcover)

There are truths here which should not be held simply within the management circle. Every aspiring technician should begin with this material. Its in-sight is practicle and easy to apply. Similar to some of the other readers, I keep it close by as a reference.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I disagree, it is a five star book, June 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The New High-Tech Manager Six Rules for Success in Changing Times (Artech House Technology Management and Professional Developm) (Hardcover)

However, I do agree, that every manager should own a copy. There are elements of strength in this book that has been lacking in business leadership for a long time.