Management Mythbusters - Where Did All The Common Sense Go?

March 2008

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Many of today's management practices are old enough to retire and frankly they should be!

We continue to cling to beliefs, practices, and behaviors that are not just obsolete but downright dangerous to corporate health. In this entertaining and thought provoking session, David Axson seeks to root out management pomposity and egotism, isolate stupidity, ask a few dumb questions while sacrificing a few sacred cows along the way.

Just a few of the myths that will be busted include:

• detailed budgets are a good thing
• retaining all your most talented employees is essential for success
• quality is job one
• pay for performance
• outsourcing reduces costs
• IT has strategic value

About The Author
David Axson is an author and consultant. A former co-founder of The Hackett Group and Head of Corporate Planning at Bank of America he is a highly regarded public speaker. His most recent book is Best Practices in Planning and Performance Management (Wiley 2007).

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