Huibert de Man

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands Netherlands

Independent Management Consultant

Apparel / Fashion

The reality of organization and management has been the central theme in my professional life as a teacher, consultant, researcher and trainer. Appreciation of the dynamics of organizing, rather than the construction of idealized models and change trajectories, is central to my work. Under labels such as ‘organizational culture’, ‘leadership’ and ‘change’ I try to contribute to the development of viable practices of management, without imposing normative ideals or idealist dreams on the complex reality of management. Management, like any practical activity, implies operating amidst conflicting demands, values and expectations in uncertain and often ambiguous situations. Man...