Thinking The Art of Management

DAVID ATKINSON is an independent thinker and CEO of his own M&A business. His leadership and management knowledge stems from a career as a military officer. Driven by creative approaches to management's challenges, Dr Atkinson has always challenged the conventional. His plan is to further develop Art-aesthetic approaches to management's challenges.

• Introduction: Enlightened Management: The Root of All Evil? PART I: FROM THE MANAGEMENT WORLD Framing an Art of Management A Portrait of the Organizational Manager Degot's Portrait of the Manager as Artist PART II: FROM THE ART WORLD Transcending Art's Craft The Aesthetic of Art: a Mediation of the Sublime The Portrait of the Artist A Negotiated Existence PART III: ON AN ART OF MANAGEMENT A Portrait of the Manager-Artist (after Degot) Stepping Into 'Heidegger's Shoes' Conclusion: Into the Extended Field