Leadership skills for women : achieving impact as a manager / Marilyn Manning with Patricia Haddock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Marilyn Jakad.

Contributor:

Haddock, Patricia.

Series:

Fifty-Minute series.

Fifty-Minute series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women executives.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (78 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Altos, Calif. : Crisp, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For women who want to become business leaders, this book uses self-study activities to help readers understand and develop the leadership skills required for business success. Topics include communication styles, team building, differences between male and female leadership styles, and much more.

Contents:

TITLE

COPYRIGHT

TO THE READER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERS

CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERS

TEST YOUR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL

MANY "STYLES" OF LEADERSHIP

WHAT STYLE ARE YOU?

A LEADER'S ATTITUDE AFFECTS PRODUCTIVITY

A LEADER'S ATTITUDE AND VISION

IDENTIFYING A LEADERSHIP MODEL

LEADERSHIP FUNCTIONS

QUICK CHECK

PREJUDICES AGAINST WOMEN AS LEADERS

STEREOTYPES

WORKING WITH MEN

SECTION II LEADING YOUR TEAM

RATE YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE TEAM BUILDER

CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGHLY-COHESIVE TEAMS

THE EXPERIENCE OF COLLABORATION

SEVEN BASICS OF TEAM LEADERSHIP

CHARACTERISTICS OF TEAM MEMBERS

THE TRADITIONAL TEAM PLAYER:

THE ANALYTICAL TEAM PLAYER:

THE DOMINATING TEAM PLAYER:

THE CHARISMATIC TEAM PLAYER:

EVALUATE YOUR TEAM MEMBERS

WHAT MOTIVATES YOUR TEAM?

USING VALUES TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES

SECTION III PLANNING TOOLS

DEFINITION OF A GOAL

ELEMENTS OF A GOAL

GOAL SETTING EXERCISE

INVOLVE YOUR TEAM IN GOAL SETTING

GETTING ORGANIZED

LEADERS AND TIME MANAGEMENT

LEADERS AND MEETINGS

MEETINGS THAT WORK

MEET BEFORE A MEETING

PLAN AN AGENDA

PREPARE WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE MEETING

LEAD THE MEETING

HOW TO DELEGATE SKILLFULLY

DELEGATING

DECISION MAKING AND LEADERSHIP

SECTION IV LEADERS ARE PROBLEM SOLVERS

CONFLICT RESOLUTION STYLES

CONFLICT EXERCISE

RESOLVING CONFLICT

MANAGING DIFFICULT PEOPLE

1. ATTACKERS

2. EGOTISTS

3. SNEAKS

4. VICTIMS

5. NEGATORS

6. SUPER-AGREEABLE PEOPLE

7. UNRESPONSIVE PEOPLE

DIFFICULT PEOPLE LEADERSHIP EXERCISE

COACHING AND COUNSELING

PROMOTING DIVERSITY TO IMPROVE MORALE AND PRODUCTIVITY

THE ART OF FEEDBACK AND USING "I" MESSAGES

HOW TO USE POSITIVE ANGER

"STRESSBUSTERS"

SECTION V DEVELOPING PERSONAL POWER.

DEVELOPING PERSONAL POWER

1. AUTHORITY

2. ASSERTIVENESS: A KEY SKILL

3. ACCESSIBILITY

4. IMAGE

5. SOLID COMMUNICATION HABITS

SECTION VI SUMMARY- HAVING IT ALL

THE BENEFITS OF BEING A WOMAN LEADER

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-SUMMARY REVIEW

YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT

READING LIST.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4175-2426-X

OCLC:

59671621