This book focuses on the strategic process and the issues that emerge when organizational leaders seek to formulate and implement strategy. For the past 15 years, Ivor Kenny, one of Ireland′s foremost management thinkers, has worked closely with some of the top Irish companies. The uniquely appealing aspect of this work is that it provides an insider′s view of some of today′s successful businesses ‐‐ a dimension that is seriously under‐represented in the management literature as a whole. In addressing themes such as communication and knowledge management, organizational capability, structure, culture and style, the author penetrates the messy, complex world of organizational life. In so doing, Ivor Kenny′s style is both informal and informative ‐‐ a blend that makes this book compelling reading. Among other issues, the author examines how today′s chief executives see their own role as well as the attributes that enable them to provide confident, inspirational leadership and able to respond to the many and diverse demands on their time and energy.
Michael Smurfit, chairman and chief executive of Jefferson Smurfit Group plc, calls this “An honest and enlightening insight into the hearts and minds of large organizations”. He adds: “Ivor Kenny adopts a common‐sense approach to these complex issues, making Freedom and Order an accessible, practical and highly recommended read”.
