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Management Skills / Rohlander, David.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rohlander, David, author.
- Series:
- Idiot's Guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Management.
- Leadership.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Alpha, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Being a manager is tough, and being a first-time manager is even tougher. Idiot's Guides: Management Skills is a hands-on guide to helping managers of all experience levels survive and thrive in the often murky and difficult world of management. Readers of all skill levels will benefit from this book. First-time managers will learn how to make the transition from peer to leader, how to formulate their own management style, the basics of managing people, how to recruit and hire key talent, and how to communicate constructively. Experienced managers will benefit from proven advice and techniques to help fine-tune their skills and deal with many of the most common problems that every manager is confronted with - from hiring and firing, to dealing with problem employees, to motivating and inspiring employees to be self-driven and successful. Along the way all readers will learn essential skills that will help them be more successful as a manager and employee.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 From Employee to Manager
- 1 You’re a Manager Now
- A Beauty and a Burden
- People, Productivity, and Profits
- People
- Productivity
- Profits
- Success from the Start
- Listening and Observing
- Asking Questions
- From Worker to Manager Mind-Set
- The Right Attitude
- Others’ Motivation
- Beware the Pitfalls
- Managing Your Ego
- Managing Your Emotions
- Practicing Self-Discipline
- Creating Balance
- Expressing Kindness
- Crushing Competitiveness
- 2 What Makes a Successful Manager?
- What Success Means
- Be—Do—Have
- Franklin’s Virtues
- Habits, Good and Bad Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; Title from title page (viewed December 2, 2014)
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC:
- 968205804
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