This is another title from the UCLA Anderson community list. The author is also a professor from Anderson. Although this book is from the early 2000’s, it is very up to date. The main topic is about how to escape the hierarchy trap in which most people work at. This trap is the common concepts that the relationship supervisor-subordinate should be a one way transaction, meaning that the boss demands and the subordinate works to meet the demand. The professor explains with many cases and examples and research that the best way for this relationship is a two-way street in which boss and subordinate collaborate with each other in a trustful relationship. Subordinate should always questions the boss, and understand the purposes of the demands, so he can give his best and be involved in finding the best solutions and delivering the best results. Comparing this purpose with what big companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft are doing by flattening their org chart, we can clearly see that this book’s ideas are good and up to date.
Title: Don’t kill the bosses
Author: Samuel A. Cupert
Year: 2001
Pages: 200
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