Lost art of general management / by Rob Waite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waite, Rob.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management.

Management.

Physical Description:

ix, 146 p.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, KY : Rob Waite, Inc., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

General management is a lost art. The ability to take a balanced perspective on business has been overlooked, maligned and bred out of the species of modern managers. "The Lost Art of General Management" will guide the reader on a journey of discovery of the skills of a general manager. Most importantly, the reader will be given practical advice on how to apply those skills. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rob Waite is a senior executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in domestic and international business. His successes include start-ups, turnarounds, multinational strategic partnerships and global business expansions with Fortune 500 companies and worldwide industrial leaders.

Contents:

Intro

THE LOST ART OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents

Introduction

BASIC SKILLS

Chapter 1: What Is a General Manager?

Chapter 2: The Purpose of a Business

STRATEGIC SKILLS

Chapter 3: The Strategy Behind Strategy

Chapter 4: Marketing Is Everyone's Job

Chapter 5: Crisis Management

PEOPLE SKILLS

Chapter 6: The Leadership Imperative

Chapter 7: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide (Making Effective Presentations)

Chapter 8: The Four Conditions of Employment

Chapter 9: Time Is Money (Managing Your Time,The People You Manage And the People Who Manage You)

LIFE SKILLS

Chapter 10: Advancing Your Career

Chapter 11: Work-Life Balance

Chapter 12: Managing Stress

Acknowledgements

About the Author.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

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ISBN:

1-281-18716-X

9786611187163

1-60557-141-5

1-4356-1714-2

OCLC:

922903762