CRITICAL MANAGEMENT THINKING
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M A MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CRITICAL MANAGEMENT THINKING ASSIGNMENT The article "Working@Llife" by Helen Wilkinson aims to reflect on the transition of the 21st century leaders from technocrats to evangelists and from managers to visionaries. In the article, the author tries to convince the reader that there is a sharp contrast in the skills possessed by the old managers as compared to the new managers. The author indicates that modern managers are softer and there is reduced use of hard leadership skills. Guiding and advising are the skills taken up by them. There are several reasons stated by the author supporting this conclusion. * One of the reasons stated is that the present economy is one that is credited for knowledge, innovation, creativity and also where prime importance is attached to people. This results in the need for the new managers to possess set of skills that differentiate from the old managers. * The...


