Winnie-the-Pooh on Management: In which a very important bear and his friends are introduced to a very important subject

I chose to read the book, Winnie-the-Pooh on Management: In which a very important bear and his friends are introduced to a very important subject, published 1994. Yes, it is a book for adults. The author Roger E. Allen creates a character referred to as “the Stranger” that show up in the forest and teaches Pooh and his friends about management and management theories. The Stranger tries to explain that people get so caught up in theories and analysis of jobs that managers now often forget about the basic skills of managing.
The book overall I think was good for someone who is starting in a management position or needs a refresher on how to be a good manager. Allen uses stories of Pooh’s adventures to explain how they relate to management, and how, sometimes, Pooh could have been a better manager, and other times how he did a wonderful job while in charge. One of the stories when Pooh was trying to explain what a manager is was the story of when Pooh gets stuck in Rabbits door/hole because he ate too much, and after Eeyore says a manager is, “To get out of tight places when you eat too much?” (155) And Pooh responds, “To get everyone to pull together in order to accomplish an objective”(155).
About half way through there is a point where you get a little bored with the children’s tales, but then Allen returns with one you remember from your childhood and it raises your attention back to the book. One of his last points was, “I our society, we can’t always count on a Christopher Robin waiting in the wings to help. We need to rely on out own and our collective talents, abilities and resources. Excellent managers are needed, and the need will be eve greater in the future”(161)