Meredith Belbin, best known for his work on teams and teamwork, now looks at the way the changing nature of organizations gives individuals the need to manage by influence, negotiation, leadership and the 'softer' skills but without power.

'I enjoyed its broad sweep, stimulating ideas and nuggets of prehistory information' John Adair 'The 21st century need for radically new approaches to management and leadership is painfully clear. Meredith Belbin brilliantly links this need with basic human psychology to arrive at a powerfully convincing picture of the shape of things that must come.' Robert Heller 'This book offers an intensely personal but intelligent view on where society has come from and where it might be headed. Belbin has consulted many academic sources and has managed to produce an authoritative, yet accessible book that will provoke discussion of an important, but neglected topic. Every reader may not agree with what he writes, but this polymath is always interesting and readable.' Hadyn Ingram - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Dr Meredith Belbin has to be the best-known name in research into team dynamics overs the last decade or so. Stephanie Phillips, TrainingZONE, Managing with Power is an original & provocative book with a useful message for our society and for those in management. Business Executive Well known management guru R Meredith Belbin, breaks new ground with this book. Typically, Belbin writes in a precise, scholarly, yet interesting manner, not only identifying problems, but also postulating solutions. Modern Management

• Preface; Introduction; The age of respect - In the beginning; Echoes of the past; The great migration; The age of power - The fall of Eve; Advance the conqueror; Problems for rulers; The inefficiencies of power; The age of accommodation - A change of focus; The resurrection of Eve; The genetic legacy; Gender relationships; A changing culture; A question of leadership; Two modes of management; Appendices - Commentary on cartoon themes; Icons of the prime genetic archetypes; From equality to mutuality.

Meredith Belbin, best known for his work on teams and teamwork, now looks at the way the changing nature of organizations gives individuals the need to manage by influence, negotiation, leadership and the 'softer' skills but without power.

'I enjoyed its broad sweep, stimulating ideas and nuggets of prehistory information' John Adair 'The 21st century need for radically new approaches to management and leadership is painfully clear. Meredith Belbin brilliantly links this need with basic human psychology to arrive at a powerfully convincing picture of the shape of things that must come.' Robert Heller 'This book offers an intensely personal but intelligent view on where society has come from and where it might be headed. Belbin has consulted many academic sources and has managed to produce an authoritative, yet accessible book that will provoke discussion of an important, but neglected topic. Every reader may not agree with what he writes, but this polymath is always interesting and readable.' Hadyn Ingram - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Dr Meredith Belbin has to be the best-known name in research into team dynamics overs the last decade or so. Stephanie Phillips, TrainingZONE, Managing with Power is an original & provocative book with a useful message for our society and for those in management. Business Executive Well known management guru R Meredith Belbin, breaks new ground with this book. Typically, Belbin writes in a precise, scholarly, yet interesting manner, not only identifying problems, but also postulating solutions. Modern Management

• Preface; Introduction; The age of respect - In the beginning; Echoes of the past; The great migration; The age of power - The fall of Eve; Advance the conqueror; Problems for rulers; The inefficiencies of power; The age of accommodation - A change of focus; The resurrection of Eve; The genetic legacy; Gender relationships; A changing culture; A question of leadership; Two modes of management; Appendices - Commentary on cartoon themes; Icons of the prime genetic archetypes; From equality to mutuality.

Meredith Belbin, best known for his work on teams and teamwork, now looks at the way the changing nature of organizations gives individuals the need to manage by influence, negotiation, leadership and the 'softer' skills but without power.

'I enjoyed its broad sweep, stimulating ideas and nuggets of prehistory information' John Adair 'The 21st century need for radically new approaches to management and leadership is painfully clear. Meredith Belbin brilliantly links this need with basic human psychology to arrive at a powerfully convincing picture of the shape of things that must come.' Robert Heller 'This book offers an intensely personal but intelligent view on where society has come from and where it might be headed. Belbin has consulted many academic sources and has managed to produce an authoritative, yet accessible book that will provoke discussion of an important, but neglected topic. Every reader may not agree with what he writes, but this polymath is always interesting and readable.' Hadyn Ingram - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Dr Meredith Belbin has to be the best-known name in research into team dynamics overs the last decade or so. Stephanie Phillips, TrainingZONE, Managing with Power is an original & provocative book with a useful message for our society and for those in management. Business Executive Well known management guru R Meredith Belbin, breaks new ground with this book. Typically, Belbin writes in a precise, scholarly, yet interesting manner, not only identifying problems, but also postulating solutions. Modern Management

• Preface; Introduction; The age of respect - In the beginning; Echoes of the past; The great migration; The age of power - The fall of Eve; Advance the conqueror; Problems for rulers; The inefficiencies of power; The age of accommodation - A change of focus; The resurrection of Eve; The genetic legacy; Gender relationships; A changing culture; A question of leadership; Two modes of management; Appendices - Commentary on cartoon themes; Icons of the prime genetic archetypes; From equality to mutuality.