What “better” means beyond efficiency and control
This book was written to question what organizations actually mean when they call for “better management.”
It examines how traditional improvement efforts reinforce the very problems they aim to solve.
The book invites reflection on management quality rather than management intensity.
Used to recalibrate management conversations toward quality and judgment.
Supports interpretation of management capability patterns.
Better Management draws on comparative research into management practices and their unintended consequences.
It reflects extensive work with organizations seeking improvement but experiencing rising pressure instead of effectiveness.
The book situates management quality as a central, yet often unexamined, organizational capability.
Related reflections emerging from this work:
Published: Lukas Michel, LID Publishing, London, 2022, Publication date: 25. August 2022 (UK). 31. January 2023 (U.S.). ISBN: 1911687263
Part of the Clarity Before Change body of work
