The trouble with "management" education, says author Henry Mintzberg,
is that it is business education, and leaves a distorted impression
of management. In Managers Not MBAs, he offers a new definition of
management as a blend of craft (experience), art (insight), and
science (analysis). An education that overemphasizes science
encourages a style of managing the author calls "calculating," or if
the graduates believe themselves to be artists, the related style
"heroic." According to the book, neither heroes nor technocrats in
positions of influence are useful - what's really needed are
balanced, dedicated people who practice a style that can be called
"engaging." Such people believe their purpose is to leave behind
stronger organizations, not just higher share prices. Managers Not
MBAs explains in detail how to cultivate such managers, and how they
can transform the business world and, ultimately, society.