
Common Sense Management
Quick Wisdoms for Good Managers
Roger Fulton(Author)
Ten Speed Press
Published on 28. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-58008-983-8 (ISBN)
Description
For anyone newly promoted to a management position, the influx of expectations and responsibilities can seem daunting. In Common Sense Management, veteran management consultant Roger Fulton distills a career's worth of experience into basic principles, encouragement, and advice. Fulton speaks not only to managers, but also to supervisors and leaders, demonstrating how it's possible to succeed at any level in any industry, and that the same core values and practices apply. With practical sections such as "25 Common Mistakes Made by New Supervisors" and quotations from visionary leaders, from Confucius to Abraham Lincoln, this helpful guide offers motivation and support for anyone looking to succeed in a position of authority.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
208 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58008-983-8 (9781580089838)
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Roger Fulton
Common Sense Leadership
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07/1995
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Person
ROGER FULTON brings more than twenty-five years of practical management and leadership experience in both the public and private sectors to his writings on business. He has operated his own management consulting firm since 1990. He lives in Glens Falls, New York.
THE AUTHOR SCOOP
How did your book, Common Sense Management, come to be?
When I got promoted to a supervisory position there was no management training, little guidance, and no mentor. I was thrust into that supervisory position and left to "sink or swim." I vowed at that time that if I ever got the education, training, and experience to write a simple guide for others, I would. And I did. I hope it helps others who are thrust into management positions to succeed and make their business and personal lives less stressful, to say nothing about the increased quality of life for the people who have to work for them.
If you had to boil down the message of Common Sense Management to one sentence, what would it be?
No theories, no fluff; just good old common sense on how to succeed in the real world of management in any industry.
How long did it take you to write Common Sense Management?
Well, I had to take the time to make lots of errors, figure out how to correct them, deal with both competent and incompetent bosses (I learned from both), and I spent 13 years in night school and 25 years of practical experience in both the public and private sectors. Then I had to write the book. So the short answer is: a lifetime.
THE AUTHOR SCOOP
How did your book, Common Sense Management, come to be?
When I got promoted to a supervisory position there was no management training, little guidance, and no mentor. I was thrust into that supervisory position and left to "sink or swim." I vowed at that time that if I ever got the education, training, and experience to write a simple guide for others, I would. And I did. I hope it helps others who are thrust into management positions to succeed and make their business and personal lives less stressful, to say nothing about the increased quality of life for the people who have to work for them.
If you had to boil down the message of Common Sense Management to one sentence, what would it be?
No theories, no fluff; just good old common sense on how to succeed in the real world of management in any industry.
How long did it take you to write Common Sense Management?
Well, I had to take the time to make lots of errors, figure out how to correct them, deal with both competent and incompetent bosses (I learned from both), and I spent 13 years in night school and 25 years of practical experience in both the public and private sectors. Then I had to write the book. So the short answer is: a lifetime.
Content
CONTENTS
1 Introduction
Part One: Supervision
6 Chapter One Your Introduction to Supervision
8 Chapter Two You and Your Organization
16 Chapter Three You as a Supervisor
26 Chapter Four Winning Respect
37 Chapter Five Winning Confidence
44 Chapter Six What the Best Supervisors Do
52 Chapter Seven Quick Wisdom: Supervision
Part Two: Management
56 Chapter Eight Your Introduction to Management
58 Chapter Nine Preventing and Handling Problems
67 Chapter Ten Being a Good Administrator
74 Chapter Eleven Winning Loyalty
82 Chapter Twelve What the Best Managers Do
92 Chapter Thirteen Quick Wisdom: Management
Part Three: Leadership
96 Chapter Fourteen Your Introduction to Leadership
100 Chapter Fifteen Leaders Prepare By . . .
108 Chapter Sixteen Leaders Are . . .
121 Chapter Seventeen Leaders Understand . . .
136 Chapter Eighteen Leaders Avoid . . .
152 Chapter Nineteen Leaders Lead By . . .
168 Chapter Twenty Quick Wisdom: Leadership
170 Epilogue
1 Introduction
Part One: Supervision
6 Chapter One Your Introduction to Supervision
8 Chapter Two You and Your Organization
16 Chapter Three You as a Supervisor
26 Chapter Four Winning Respect
37 Chapter Five Winning Confidence
44 Chapter Six What the Best Supervisors Do
52 Chapter Seven Quick Wisdom: Supervision
Part Two: Management
56 Chapter Eight Your Introduction to Management
58 Chapter Nine Preventing and Handling Problems
67 Chapter Ten Being a Good Administrator
74 Chapter Eleven Winning Loyalty
82 Chapter Twelve What the Best Managers Do
92 Chapter Thirteen Quick Wisdom: Management
Part Three: Leadership
96 Chapter Fourteen Your Introduction to Leadership
100 Chapter Fifteen Leaders Prepare By . . .
108 Chapter Sixteen Leaders Are . . .
121 Chapter Seventeen Leaders Understand . . .
136 Chapter Eighteen Leaders Avoid . . .
152 Chapter Nineteen Leaders Lead By . . .
168 Chapter Twenty Quick Wisdom: Leadership
170 Epilogue