People and self management / Sally Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Sally.

Series:

Team leader development series.

Team leader development series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Supervision of employees.

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

People and Self Management leads the reader through all the skills needed for today's supervisor/team leader, including:* how to assess and improve your workplace performance;* the essential skills of effective self management;* the management of change. The Team Leader Development Series is an essential tool towards gaining the Supervisory Management Award. Consisting of four practical and interactive textbooks, this series will be invaluable not only to students, but also as a guide individuals and

Contents:

People and Self Management Team Leader Development Series; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 The job of a team leader; Learning objectives; Introduction; What team leaders do; Setting objectives; Planning; Organizing and coordinating; Motivating; Communicating; Monitoring and controlling; Evaluating; The importance of managing people and yourself; Summary; Review and discussion questions; Case study; Work-based assignment; 2 Team leaders and organizations; Learning objectives; Introduction; Why we have organizations; Organizational objectives; Targets; Types of organization structure

Organization chartsTall organizations and flat organizations; The limitations of organization charts; Organizational culture; Roles; Managerial roles; Summary; Review and discussion questions; Case study; Work-based assignment; 3 Workteams; Learning objectives; Introduction; Groups and teams; The importance of belonging to a team at work; Team formation and development; Team norms; Team boundaries; Team cohesiveness; Effective and ineffective teams; Management team roles - the work of Belbin; Summary; Review and discussion questions; Case study; Work-based assignment

4 Recruiting and selecting your teamLearning objectives; Introduction; Human resource planning; The law and recruitment and selection; The recruitment and selection process; What job? - the job analysis and job description; What sort of person? - the personnel specification; Getting approval; Where to look - to attract the right people to apply for the job; How to attract candidates - the job advertisement; How to choose people to interview; How to select the right person; Review and evaluate the selection process; Induction; Summary; Review and discussion questions; Case study

Work-based assignment5 Leading your team; Learning objectives; Introduction; Management and leadership; Can leadership be learnt?; The qualities of a good leader; Leadership and power; Types of leadership; Management by walking about; Delegation; Types of delegation; The benefits of delegation; How to delegate successfully; The risks of delegation; Summary; Review and discussion questions; Case study; Work-based assignment; 6 Training and developing your team; Learning objectives; Introduction; The purpose of appraisal; The features of a good appraisal system

The benefits of an appraisal systemPotential problems with an appraisal system; The appraisal interview; Giving feedback; Reward reviews; Personal development planning; Your responsibility to develop your team; Types of training; The training gap and the training cycle; Identification and analysis of training needs; Planning training; Carry out training; Evaluate the training; The benefits of training; Summary; Review and discussion questions; Case study; Work-based assignment; 7 Assessing and developing your own performance; Learning objectives; Introduction; Self development

How people learn

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611013158

9781136374357

1136374353

9781281013156

1281013153

9780080497303

0080497306

OCLC:

476070154