The front line guide to mastering the manager's job / Woodrow H. Sears.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sears, Woodrow H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Physical Description:

xii, 111 p. : ill. .

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Mastering the manager's job

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Mass. : HRD Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Do you really understand what management is – and what managers are supposed to do – in today's increasingly complex business environment? You will after you read this book. It offers clear advice on the roles and responsibilities managers now must juggle simultaneously and distills it into wisdom any manager can apply independently at any time. In eight chapters, the author identifies and defines the essentials of the job of manager. The suggestions offered in this handy guide include: Becoming inclusive, providing growth opportunities and pushing people to take them, setting targets and measuring results, giving supportive feedback, celebrating when people try to do something new and succeed, and studying the examples set by the country's best managers as well as by people in your own organization.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Chapter 1-Preparing to Master Your Job

Chapter 2- Remembering Six Sigma

Chapter 3-Overcoming Fear in the Workplace

Chapter 4-Working with Others

Chapter 5-The Whole Ball of Wax

Chapter 6-Setting Goals and Standards

Chapter 7-Planning Work and SchedulingResources

Chapter 8-Managing Time and Prioritizing

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110).

ISBN:

9786611018283

9781281018274

1281018279

9781599964102

1599964104

OCLC:

609834972