The Little Black Book for Managers
Description
In every manager's career there are moments wheredecisions need to be made in order to achieve success and thissmart, nicely packaged little book can be there to help each time.The trick to succeeding in these moments is to identify each ofthese situations ahead of time and understand how to act and whatto do to reduce the chances of failure. That is exactly what TheLittle Black Book for Managers has done. The authors havelisted a whole host of situations most managers face, based onthousands of personal experiences, and have mapped out how to dealwith each situation. The book contains specific examples of wordsand phrases that can be used as well as illustrations and exercisesto analyse your current performance. It is short on waffle and highon practical wisdom. It is designed to be dipped in and out of- reached for whenever a situation arises. This is apractical support tool for managers at all levels, from shop-floorsupervisor to main board director.
The Little Black Book for Managers explains how to dealwith scenarios such as;
* Having a lack of confidence to deal with other people in theway that is needed
* Times when you have to assert your authority more
* Allocating critical work. Who to choose?
* Needing to get extra effort from the team when underpressure
* Incentivising
* Delegation
* Having to deal with under-performers
* Personality clashes between work colleagues
* Managing a meeting with senior leaders
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Persons
John Cross has designed and delivered learning and development programmes and has the real-world practitioner experience - RAF instructor, sales director, marketing director and business owner. He spent 15 years as a middle manager before starting his own training business.
Kevin Money is Associate Professor at Henley Business School. He is the Director of the John Madejski Centre for Reputation and teaches on the MBA programme (6000 students). He is mentor and tutor in Henley's Advanced Management Programme. He is also a chartered psychologist, NLP practitioner and Director of the Positive Psychology Forum. He regularly speaks to both academic and practitioner audiences eg World Marketing Congress, BSkyB and the Future Leaders event.
Rafael Gomez has previously taught Management at the London School of Economics and is currently Associate Professor in Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto. He has worked with both public and private sector organizations and presented his findings at 50 national and international conferences. He is a member of a number of related associations.
Content
Introduction 1
Part 1 - Your Rewarding Job 9
1. Your Responsibilities 11
2. Your Goals 19
3. Your Performance 27
4. Your Messages 37
Part 2 - It's All About You 47
5. Your Focus 49
6. Your Time 61
7. Your Image 73
8. Your Ideas 83
Part 3 - Your Team Is What You Make It 93
9. Your Interactions 95
10. Your Authority 105
11. Your Successes and Failures 115
12. Your Meetings 123
13. Your People 133
Part 4 - Your Talented Staff 143
14. Their Personalities 145
15. Their Reactions 155
16. Their Motivations 161
17. Their Talents 171
18. Their Behaviours 181
19. Their Career Changes 189
Conclusion 197
Further Reading 201
About the Authors 211
Acknowledgements 215
Index 219
