Aesop’s Management Fables

Aesop’s Management Fables by Dick McCann, published by Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd in 1997, is a 144-page exploration of management challenges through the lens of animal stories and fictional case studies. This edition presents a unique approach to understanding workplace behaviors by linking them to the characteristics of various animals, making the complexities of management more relatable and less intimidating.
Readers will find that Aesop’s Management Fables addresses common management problems and offers sensible solutions through seventeen engaging stories. The narratives encourage reflection on everyday behaviors in the work environment, prompting readers to recognize their own tendencies and those of their colleagues. By using animal traits as a framework, the book provides insights into team dynamics and individual roles, ultimately aiming to foster a more constructive approach to management.
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Aesop’s Management Fables uses animal stories linked with fictional case studies to illustrate common management problems and suggest sensible solutions. The book will help you link everyday behaviours in the work environment with endearing (and not so endearing) animal characteristics. This has the double benefit of making these behaviours more understandable and, consequently, far less threatening.
Beware! You may suddenly recognize your manager as a lovable Wombat. How, then, can you continue to find their behaviour irritating and frustrating? As a manager, perhaps you will recognize your own Kookaburra tendencies. Won’t it then seem easier to get off the roller-coaster and direct your energies more constructively?
Aesop’s Management Fables contains seventeen individual and team stories covering a wide range of common work situations – you will never see yourself or your colleagues in the same way again!
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