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Why managers fail, and how organizations can rewrite the script

Baird K. Brightman (Baird K. Brightman (bkb@wklf.com) is President of Worklife Strategies (www.wklf.com) in Sudbury, Massachusetts, a consulting firm that helps talented professionals achieve satisfaction and success at work. Dr Brightman teaches executive seminars on leadership and career management at Harvard University, and has served for 20 years as a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He has published widely on the topics of professional and organizational effectiveness.)

Journal of Business Strategy

ISSN: 0275-6668

Article publication date: 1 April 2004

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Abstract

A failed management relationship is a primary cause of poor performance, work dissatisfaction and loss of talent as well as other organizational ills. Dramatic improvement in management quality, with its associated operational and financial benefits, requires an accurate understanding of the core drivers of management failure. This article reviews seven of the prime culprits in this organizational drama, accompanied by prescriptions for improvement.

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Brightman, B.K. (2004), "Why managers fail, and how organizations can rewrite the script", Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 47-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/02756660410526416

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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