"Management by Farce: The Fine Line Between Leadership and Egg Cooking".
"Management by Farce. Der feine Unterschied zwischen Führung und Eierkochen" is the title of Kurt Steffenhagen's new book. In a pointed and provocative way, Steffenhagen plumbs the depths of the thinking of many managers and executives and shows what trivial traits their thought structures, the ideas about right and wrong have taken on.
"Management by Farce"? What actually happened to the good management approaches "Change", "Management by Objectives" and the "insights of psychology"? Despite the multiplication of information through digitalization and the ever new possibilities of education, most managers have not necessarily become smarter. Rather, they are pushing the limits of what is commonly called thinking.
"Formerly valid virtues, role models and recipes for success degenerate into farce, because the boundaries between stupidity and malice and naivety are fluid," it says at one point to the present book description. Of course, every editor is skeptical about the expressive title of the book.
However, Kurt Steffenhagen has been a systemic coach, trainer and speaker for 25 years. After studying law and social sciences, he worked as a supervisor in individual and group settings and as a coach in business. There he accompanied managers in middle and top management. One of his passions are biting management columns, which are very popular.
Kurt Steffenhagen: "Management by Farce. The subtle difference between leadership and cooking eggs" (BusinessVillage GmbH)
