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y Bob Frisch.
Book Synopsis:
At the top of every organisation chart lies a myth - that the boss and senior management team make all the critical decisions together. In reality, most decisions are actually made by the boss and an inner circle of confidants - a "team with no name" that exists outside formal processes.
This gap between myth and reality of decision making causes significant tension in the executive suite, and repeated attempts at team building don't seem to resolve it.
Bob Frisch provides a unique perspective to this widely misunderstood issue. Flying in the face of decades of organisational psychology, he argues that the solution lies not in addressing behaviours, but in unseating the senior management team as the epicentre of decision making. Using a broad porfolio of teams, great leaders match each decision to the appropriate team in a fluid, flexible approach that you won't find described in management textbooks.
Frisch's decades of experience as one of the world's leading strategy facilitators have given him unparalleled access to senior executives as they worked through their most critical decisions. He shows how great leaders can unleash the full power of their senior management teams against the critical tasks for which they are each uniquely suited.
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About the Author
Bob Frisch, managing partner of The Strategic Offsite Group, has spent the past 30 years designing and facilitating strategy offsites with leadership teams ranging from Fortune 10 multinationals to German mittlelstand family businesses. Previously he was a managing partner at Accenture and held leadership roles at Gemini Consulting and The Boston Consulting Group. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Business, and Fortune.
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The CMI's Top Management Articles initiative encourages and recognises relevant, accessible academic writing and by bringing it to the attention of practising managers ensures that management knowledge from academics reaches a wider audience. Our aim is to recognise and celebrate the best management articles from UK business schools.
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Click here to listen to Professor Joseph Lampel, Professor of International Management Development, Cass Business School, talk about the importance of management research.