The PluggedIn Manager, Terri L Griffith
The PluggedIn Manager, Terri L Griffith
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The Plugged-In Manager
Get in Tune with Your People, Technology, and Organization to Thrive

Author: Terri L Griffith

Narrator: Vanessa Hart

Unabridged: 5 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 07/20/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Too often discussions of management practice focus exclusively on managing people and organizational issues. Rarely, however, do they incorporate a discussion about technology or address all three dimensions in a balanced way. When they do, the result is game changing. In our hypercompetitive environment, those managers who are outstanding at being plugged into their people, technology, and organizational processes simultaneously excel at coming up with effective business solutions. The Plugged-In Manager makes the case that being plugged-inthe ability to see choices across each of an organizations dimensions of people, technology, and organizational processes and then to mix them together into new and powerful organizational strategies, structures, and practicesmay be the most important capability a manager can develop to succeed in the 21st century. Step by step Griffith shows you how to acquire this ability. Shows what it takes for business managers to succeed as technology and organizations become more and more complex Profiles exceptional leaders and organizations who are plugged-in, such as Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com Offers a fresh look at management issues Filled with compelling case studies and drawing on first-hand interviews, The Plugged-In Manager highlights this often neglected managerial capability and the costs of only focusing on one dimension rather than all three.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara on September 25, 2012

Griffith clearly (and fairly concisely) talks about how to become a "plugged-in manager." In this case, that means how to make sure you understand all of the inputs and stakeholders before making a decision. In a lot of ways, this is just project management. She has a section on business objectives t......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on September 04, 2012

During August 2012 I read "The Plugged-In Manager" by Terri Griffith as part of the 12 Books Online Book Group. This book is a unique perspective to making decisions and creating culture central to balancing the people, technology, and processes in an organization. The basic premise is to train the......more

Goodreads review by Jay on September 15, 2012

Disclaimer: I received this book for free by 12booksgroup.com as part of a contest that I entered. The only condition I had to satisfy was to read the book and provide a review (good or bad) afterwards. Key takeaway of the book: This is a very good book if you are looking for an innovative approach......more

Goodreads review by Denise on August 28, 2012

As someone who also works as an adjunct professor, with undergrads, I certainly understand the teaching technique of repeating the same thing over and over again. Terri L. Griffith uses the same technique from cover to cover of her book The Plugged-In Manager. It's not a bad thing, especially in a c......more

Goodreads review by Mike on August 24, 2016

This book expands on the idea of a fully integrated management style that it calls "plugged-in". The main idea seemed to be a style that integrated information from all sources, both internal and external, and developing innovative solutions to problems on the fly. For me the book started off slow b......more

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