Crash Course in Managing People
A structurerd easy-to-use way to improve managerial skills fast. Crash Course in Managing People explains the key elements that make for effective management then gives a programme of 150 exercises and techniques to develop managerial skills. A CD-ROM contains additional techniques together with interactive Web links.
Packed with activities proven to improve your managerial skills - quickly!
The Crash Course in Managing People is an easy way to improve your managerial skills fast. But it is far from a dry traditional course; as the authors say, `be prepared to learn, but also be prepared to have fun'.
After an exploration of the key elements that make for effective management, the course itself consists of a programme of 150 exercises and techniques to help you to develop your managerial skills. Targeted reading ensures that the practical exercises are backed up with expert knowledge. This dynamic personal development programme is split into 30 units, all designed to be completed in your spare time in one week. Alternatively, if you are under pressure to get results, a whole unit can be fitted in within a day. The final section provides a refresher course that pulls together key learning points, ideas for further reading, and detailed tables that will help you to select the right techniques to use in specific situations.
Includes URL links to useful Web sites.
REVIEWS :“A programme of 150 exercises and techniques to help the
development of
managerial skills.”
Paperback, 272 Pages, Dimensions 234 x 142 MM Language English.
1 Getting the basics
2 Work plan
3 The course
Unit 1: A taster
Unit 2: Inspiration
Unit 3: Leader as navigator: strategy and direction
Unit 4: The murderous meeting
Unit 5: It’s hard at the top: dealing with stress
Unit 6: Words, words: communicating
Unit 7: Knowledge is power
Unit 8: Responsibility and influence
Unit 9: Reward and recognition
Unit 10: Injecting energy
Unit 11: Embracing change
Unit 12: Beating the system
Unit 13: Messages: more communicating
Unit 14: Delegation and trust
Unit 15: The right person for the right job
Unit 16: Difficult cases and troublemakers
Unit 17: Putting on a show
Unit 18: You can’t motivate
Unit 19: Training and learning
Unit 20: The F word
Unit 21: Pitching it right
Unit 22: Coaching in all directions
Unit 23: Modelling the role
Unit 24: Preparation for interviews
Unit 25: Notes and listening
Unit 26: Decisions and choices
Unit 27: Coping with time
Unit 28: Questions, questions
Unit 29: Removing demotivators
Unit 30: Subtle inspiration
4 Review
Appendix
Techniques with high personal development ratings
Techniques with high leadership ratings
Techniques with high motivation ratings
Techniques with high coaching ratings
Techniques with high interviewing ratings
Techniques with high fun ratings
Brian Clegg is a journalist and creativity consultant. He is a well known writer both in traditional media and on the World Wide Web. He worked at British Airways for 17 years. In 1984 became one of the airline's first PC programmers. While at BA he developed a considerable interest in business creativity.
Brian left the airline to established himself as a freelance writer and set up Creativity Unleashed Limited (www.cul.co.uk), a company specialising in consultancy on business creativity and computer usability. He is a regular contributor to PC Week, Personal Computer World, Computer Weekly and the internet-based magazine, V3. and consultant. He can be contacted on email at brian@cul.co.uk
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Paul Birch is a change and creativity consultant and trainer. One of his previous roles was that of 'Corporate Jester' at British Airways -- an internal consultant who challenges and provokes at all levels of the organisation. A well-known author, he has also written Instant Leadership and co-authored Instant Teamwork and Instant Creativity in the Kogan Page Instant series.