The Financial Times guide to management : how to make a difference and get results / Ann Francke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francke, Ann, author.

Series:

Financial Times guides The Financial Times guide to management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Communication in management.

Leadership.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Guide to management

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England : Pearson, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Practical, concise and full of tips that every manager needs to know, FT Guide to Management provides a powerful guide for leaders at every level." Arianna Huffington, Chairman, President and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post Media Group "This is clear, encouraging and packed with good sense – just like its author. A winner." Eleanor Mills, Editorial Director, The Sunday Times “Amidst the myriad of books on leadership, this guide presents an unusually concrete, comprehensive and practical set of principles and learnings for managers at every level.” John Pepper, Former CEO & Chairman P&G; Former Chairman Walt Disney From motivating a team and developing star talent to controlling budgets and fostering innovation, The Financial Times Guide to Management is your authoritative guide to becoming an effective manager. Full of practical tips and advice, this definitive handbook offers solutions to the everyday challenges of: Managing yourself Developing communication skills and emotional intelligence Managing others Setting strategic direction Managing change Managing money, resources and technology There is also on-the-ground advice from the executive frontline, with insights from leaders including Paul Polman (CEO, Unilever), Steve Marshall (Chairman, Balfour Beatty) and Cilla Snowball (Chairman and CEO, AMV BBDO). Whether you’re a new team leader or an experienced director, this book contains everything you need to know to become an outstanding manager.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgements

Publisher's acknowledgements

About the author

About CMI

Introduction

Part 1: Managing yourself

Chapter 1: What kind of manager are you?

Chapter 2: Getting things done

Chapter 3: Managing your career

Part 2: Developing skills that make a difference

Chapter 4: Communicating well

Chapter 5: Understanding others

Part 3: Managing others

Chapter 6: Coaching, motivating and developing others

Chapter 7: Hiring, firing and reshaping talent

Chapter 8: How to engage, evaluate and align employees

Chapter 9: Performing teams and productive meetings

Part 4: Setting direction and achieving results

Chapter 10: Setting a strategy

Chapter 11: Making strategy actionable

Chapter 12: Creating a culture

Chapter 13: Getting results and how to measure them

Part 5: Managing change

Chapter 14: How to manage change

Chapter 15: Designing and delivering innovation

Chapter 16: Managing stakeholders, with customers at the centre

Part 6: Managing money, resources and technology

Chapter 17: Project management basics

Chapter 18: Managing budgets and other financials

Chapter 19: Understanding digital and Big Data

Part 7: The last word

Chapter 20: Views from the front line

Chapter 21: Views from the FT's finest

Chapter 22: A guide to the gurus

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9780273792864

0273792865

OCLC:

1015865861