Management Fundamentals - by Steven Cohen & William B Eimicke (Paperback)

About the Book

This book is a succinct handbook of the essentials of management for current and future practitioners. Leadership experts Steven Cohen and William Eimicke concisely explain management best practices, aiming to equip managers with the tools of the trade and prepare them to tackle decision making.

Book Synopsis

Skillful management is essential to the functioning of any organization. But what are the fundamental elements of a manager's work? What tools and techniques can managers employ to achieve their goals? At a time when organizations must work across sectors, between farther physical distances, and while interweaving sustainability and equity, what do managers need to know about the changing nature of work and leadership?

This book is a succinct handbook of the essentials of management for current and future practitioners. Leadership experts Steven Cohen and William Eimicke concisely explain management best practices, aiming to equip managers with the tools of the trade and prepare them to tackle decision making. They detail three core areas of practice: operations, opportunities, and organization and society, underscoring how ethical and strategic guidance and behaviors are essential to sustainable success. The book delves into the leadership role of managers, financial management skills, performance management essentials, organizational structure and human resources management, strategic planning, sustainability, contract management, private-public partnerships, public engagement and advertisement, organizational ethics, and the future of technology for management professionals. Designed for new managers as a roadmap and for experienced managers as a reference, this book offers an indispensable guide to the fundamental components of management across public, private, and social-sector organizations.

Review Quotes

Management Fundamentals is a wonderful introduction to the field of management. It covers the waterfront, dealing with for-profit, nonprofit, and public sector management issues, in very practical fashion. And it underlines how important it has become to engage all three sectors in addressing society's challenges.--David Osborne, author of Reinventing America's Schools and Reinventing Government

At a time when plenty of focus has been on a hierarchical narrative that sees only C-suite leaders at the top and employees at the bottom, Steven Cohen and William Eimicke shine a light on the surpassing importance of what excellent managers in the middle know and do about institutional success. Management Fundamentals is a must-read.--Sarah Bloom Raskin, former U.S. deputy secretary of the Treasury

Highlighting the fundamental value of cross-sector engagement and public-private partnerships for efficient cities and organizations, Cohen and Eimicke generate a blueprint that can drastically improve managerial skills in today's rapidly evolving work environments. Management Fundamentals is an essential read for managers across all sectors.--Steven Fulop, mayor of Jersey City, NJ

I loved this book! For years, I have been managing large, complex institutions. Yet I learned more about management from Management Fundamentals than from any book I have read in a decade.--Donna Shalala, U.S. representative, Florida

Steven Cohen and William Eimicke combine their broad experience as both academics and practitioners to chart a highly relevant overview of public and nonprofit management. Good policy, which the authors highlight as requiring inclusivity and sustainability, only matters if effectively implemented. Definitely a book to be read and taught by those who care about public value.--Stephen Goldsmith, author of A New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance

Suitable for individuals of all levels of seniority, Management Fundamentals shares the worldly wisdom of its authors, acquired over half a century each, as invaluable lessons. This book makes it clear that getting work done is an art and a science, as is becoming an excellent manager and a leader.--Ganapathy Krishnan, director, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation and Apollo Tele Health Services India

About the Author

Steven Cohen is senior vice dean of Columbia University's School of Professional Studies, professor in the practice of public affairs at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, and the director of the Earth Institute's Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management as well as two other masters' programs at Columbia University. His books include The Sustainable City (Columbia, 2017) and Sustainability Management (Columbia, 2011).

William B. Eimicke is professor of practice and founding director of the Picker Center for Executive Education at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He was New York City's deputy fire commissioner and the state's housing "czar," and his books include Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships (Columbia, 2018, with Howard W. Buffett).