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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812873903321

Autore

Metcalfe Dawn <1974->

Titolo

Managing the matrix : the secret to surviving and thriving in your organization : a mentor's tale / / Dawn Metcalfe ; cover design, Simon Goggin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-76535-4

1-118-76536-2

1-118-76534-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

650.1

Soggetti

Matrix organization

Employees - Mentoring of

Performance

Personnel management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1: The Challenge is Set; 2: Laying the Cards on the Table; 3: Preparing for Change; 4: Working on Objectives; 5: How Quickly We Forget; 6: The Matrix - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly; 7: What do the Successes in the Matrix do?; 8: Defining EI; 9: A Short and (Emotionally) Intelligent Review; 10: Working Out How EI Can Help; 11: Why IQ isn't Enough; 12: Learning EI; 13: Fake It Until You Make It; 14: How Managers Can Help Improve EI; 15: Understanding the Importance of Culture and Strong Leadership in the Matrix; Epilogue

AcknowledgementsAbout the Author; Useful Resources

Sommario/riassunto

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