The Hidden Taxes of Managing

Managing can be the most costly thing that an organization does...and most of those costs are hard to see. The many costs of managing, and how they affect the effectiveness of the organization and its people are explored in this series. Key concepts include: the natural tax of managing, as described by Coase; the costs of managerial activity as an irritant to productive activity; and the many forms of disempowering and disabling that come from poor managerial style and lack of methods.