Well! When you come across a good read, you can’t let go off the book.
Douglas Mc Gregor is known for his work on Theory X and Y. I have been reading his seminal work ‘The Human Side of Enterprise’.
For the first half, the book trudges along. Like me, if you have read about and have some kind of a grasp of motivation theories then this part may not provide you any new insight.
In second half, the book really lights up. Mc Gregor delves into application of Theory Y in different contexts – staff-line relationships, development of managers, leadership style, HR processes (incentive plans, performance systems), and effective/non-effective teams.
I can safely say it is one of the best HR works I have read in recent times. Given I am in midst of partnering new leaders- I took away really valuable inputs on ‘staff-line’ relationships.
Certainly recommend this book. Do give it a read!
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Sourav
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