BYLINE: Mike Stent
"IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a man in possession of a good fortune must want to move to a higher storey in his office building, and thus ensure an even more excellent fortune."
So did Jane Austen memorably describe the architecture of management in her classic, Pride and Avarice. As a scion of English landed money, she knew the value of elevation.
They sat on horses on hilltops while the hoi polloi marched - in step and in close order - towards enemy fire. It must have looked impressive. As men fell before withering fusillades, the survivors closed ranks and marched on.
One of the secrets behind making this sound man management work was to ensure there were …
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