“Scaling People” is a textbook piece of management writing
“Scaling People” is a textbook piece of management writing
Business | Bartleby Claire Hughes Johnson has gone long on tactics and pragmatism, short on guff  Jun 22nd 2023Too many management books rest on a vague idea that has been stretched to breaking point. You can tell from the depth of the margins just how hard an author has had to work to draw the thesis out. Their covers are bright and zingy. Their titles either contain action-packed words like “strive” and “ignite” or give birth to some ghastly new portmanteau like “stressilience” or “charismility”. They are determined to take lessons for bosses from anywhere but an actual business: termites, hunter-gatherers, Novak Djokovic, salad dressing. The unspoken rule of most management titles, it seems, is to avoid the actual practice of management.This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Textbook writing”Business June 24th 2023America’s plan to vet investments into ChinaWhy is China blocking graphite exports to Sweden?Europe’s last finishing school targets anxious executivesDoctor Walmart will see you nowIndia leads a boom in orders for passenger jets “Scaling People” is a textbook piece of management writing The new king of beers is a Mexican-American success storyFrom the June 24th 2023 editionDiscover stories from this section and more in the list of contentsExplore the editionReuse this content