Managerial Intelligence: A Clinical Perspective

This volume condenses over 60 years of clinical efforts with thousands of individuals in hundreds of organizations into a set of clear, concise, understandable principles and concepts that can be applied by managers to improve their performance and the performance of their organizations. Through multiple examples and illustrations, a framework is presented that enables managers to master the executive role.While there are many books that purport to provide methods or processes for managerial and executive development, most are based on empirical research efforts, or are largely anecdotal in nature, describing particular managers in particular organizations. There has been very little attempt to take clinical research with practicing executives and distil a series of principles and concepts that consistently predict success in the executive role. This book provides insights into the processes whereby managerial development occurs in an organization. Based on clinical interactions from decades of experience working with practicing managers, a series of unique models, frameworks, and concepts have been developed that provide the reader with novel ways in which to assess the process of executive development. The concepts, frameworks, and models also offer practicing managers techniques that can improve managerial performance and drive organizational outcomes.

About the Author :
Dr Aaron Buchko is Professor of Management in the Foster College of Business at Bradley University, USA. He earned his PhD in management from Michigan State University, having previously had a successful career in production, sales, and marketing, serving as the chief marketing officer for a publishing company. His research focuses on business planning, competitive strategy, and executive development, and he has published a book, textbook, research monograph, and over twenty-five articles in various academic journals and professional publications, including the Academy of Management Journal, Advances in Strategic Management, Human Relations, and Business Horizons, among others. He is a former President of the Midwest Academy of Management, and has been recognized and awarded for public service, teaching excellence, and research quality. For over 30 years, he has served as a confidential advisor to executives in many organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, small- and medium-sized organizations, not for profit entities, and governmental bodies. Dr Buchko also serves as a Director on the boards of several companies and not-for-profit organizations.

Review :
"Aaron Buchko has amazing insight into the intricacies of managing and leading a business. I found this book to be a very compelling read and would recommend it to anyone who is, or will be, in a management position within their organization."Art AnlikerCEO, Heinold Banwart, Ltd."In this book, Dr Buchko has artfully taken the big-picture principles of management theory and infused them with the wisdom of an insider. Science-based management models may work well in predictable controlled environments, but the real world is anything but that. A manager's charge to "get things done through other people" is perhaps one of the most challenging genres in the performing arts. If the key to managerial success is less sheet music and more orchestral immersion, the concepts contained in this book are a huge step in that direction."Andrew A. Honegger CEO and President, Morton Community Bank "If you take nothing else from this book, breathe in deeply the fundamental premise that management is more of an art form than science. This may very well be the most relevant work on the topic of management since Marcus Buckingham's, First, Break all the Rules. This book will serve as a tool for self-analysis, as well as tool for those that are tasked with providing direction and guidance to aspiring managers."Alan Sadler CEO, Triple S Holdings, Inc.