Management has come of age. Almost unrecognized in previous centuries, the task of managing enterprise has become central to the modern world; a driving force of economic and personal life. Builders and Dreamers weaves the story of business past and future, showing how and why management has evolved to its present state.

Stripping away some of the complex theories that have grown up around management over the years, this book unveils old doors to new money and provides examples of unchanging fundamental principles in management.

There are some lessons in business that last. Builders and Dreamers will show you how the practices and philosophies of modern management have evolved over time, demonstrating how the fundamental principles of management are essentially timeless. This book allows managers to use history to their advantage.

This is the story of our management past and future—what management was, what management is and what management might be.