How some small businesses get their ducks in a row and grow : while others remain undistinguished / Shil Niyogi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Niyogi, Shil, author.

Series:

Response Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational effectiveness.

Management--Social aspects.

Management.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What do Jack Welch (GE), Howard Schultz (Starbucks), and Ray Kroc (McDonalds) have in common that made their firms grow beyond excellence?. Is it their vision, their leadership styles, their people-management skills, or their industry insight? Perhaps the one leading factor is their talent for transforming these enterprises into star performers and brands to reckon with. Designed as a boot-camp-style workbook, it puts forward a three-pronged framework for success in business:. - Procedural: Follow the existing norms and introduce better standards and more effective procedures within the firm.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Procedural Ways; 1 - Early to work has its perk(s); 2 - Set job descriptions and employer expectations; 3 - Preach against micromanagement and encourage delegation; 4 - Provide information proactively; 5 - Practice the golden scrub savers; 6 - Avoid becoming the target of pet peeves; 7 - Prevent fires: Keep your schedule visible; 8 - Discourage bonding through sports or social networks; 9 - Don't buy expensive gifts-they will really cost you!; 10 - Let what happens at home stay at home; 11 - No bypassing

12 - Use positive feedback to build a team13 - Be assertive in your communication; 14 - Understand that personal favors can hurt you; 15 - Use office resources only for office purposes; 16 - Treat important tasks as projects to manage; 17 - Share knowledge and train coworkers; 18 - If you were in the undistinguished entrepreneur's shoes; Procedural Lessons; Procedural Clinic; Behavioral Ways; 19 - You are what you wear; 20 - Start saying no; 21 - Take criticism constructively; 22 - Learn to deal with possible attention deficit disorder

23 - Manage the undistinguished entrepreneur's "I want this now" attitude24 - Organize the undistinguished entrepreneur's work; 25 - Congratulate the entrepreneur!; 26 - Socialize, but don't be overly sociable; 27 - Control flights of fancy; 28 - Be pragmatic; 29 - Learn from your mistakes; 30 - Admit mistakes and move on; 31 - Provide constructive feedback when you disagree; 32 - Thank your luck butdon't rely on it; 33 - Turn the focus on the firm's culture; 34 - Push for ethics in the organization; 35 - Don't partake in politics; Behavioral Lessons; Behavioral Clinic; Strategic Ways

36 - Focus on profitability, not sales37 - Instill clarity in the organization's workflows; 38 - Understand long-term goals; 39 - Search out innovations and conduct research; 40 - Improve the way decisions are taken and managed; 41 - Support the hiring of professional senior management; 42 - Mentor your subordinates,particularly the difficult ones; 43 - Apprise the entrepreneur of your career goals, without asking for a raise or reward; 44 - Update the firm's practices; 45 - Be an asset, not a liability; 46 - Make yourself indispensable

47 - Remind the entrepreneur to think twice before purchasing or hiring services48 - Keep the entrepreneur's blue-eyed boy on your team; 49 - Bring realism into forecasting; 50 - Help the entrepreneur to connect with the firm's clients; 51 - Consider quitting only as a last resort; Strategic Lessons; Strategic Clinic; Notes and References; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

81-321-1938-X

1-283-42248-4

9786613422484

81-321-0929-5

OCLC:

775597287