John Adair's 100 greatest ideas for being a brilliant manager [[electronic resource] /] / [John Adair]

• Autore: Adair John Eric <1934->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : Capstone, 2011
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.409; 658.4092
• Soggetto topico: Executive ability; Leadership
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Being a Brilliant Manager; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: Understanding Your Role as Manager; Sixteen Greatest Ideas for Effective Managership; Idea 1: A brief history of managing and being a manager; Idea 2: Case study - Henri Fayol; Idea 3: Understanding Groups and Organizations; Idea 4: The central functions of leadership and management; Idea 5: Eight functions for brilliant managers to master; Idea 6: Leadership (1) and leadership (2); Idea 7: Leaders and followers; Idea 8: What gives you the right to manage?; Idea 9: What you have to be or become ; Idea 10: What you have to know or learnIdea 11: Levels of business leadership; Idea 12: Can you manage people?; Idea 13: You don't need charisma; Idea 14: Case study - Xenophon; Idea 15: Four stages of learning to lead and manage; Idea 16: A vision of excellence; Eight Greatest Ideas for All Managers; Idea 17: 25 qualities of excellent managers; Idea 18: The good business leader; Idea 19: Integrity; Idea 20: Calm judgement; Idea 21: Foresight; Idea 22: Decisiveness; Idea 23: Imaginative thinking; Idea 24: Intellectual humility; Follow-up test; PART TWO: Managing for High Performance ; Eleven Greatest Ideas for Managership SkillsIdea 25: Defining the task; Idea 26: Thinking clearly about objectives; Idea 27: Planning; Idea 28: The decision-making continuum; Idea 29: The planning/implementation ratio; Idea 30: Briefing; Idea 31: Controlling and coordinating; Idea 32: Evaluating; Idea 33: Supporting; Idea 34: Six principles for motivating others; Idea 35: Setting an example; Seven Greatest Ideas for Team Leadership; Idea 36: Your role as team leader; Idea 37: Achieving the task - with a team; Idea 38: Building the team; Idea 39: Developing the individual ; Follow-up testPART THREE: Managing the Business; Nine Greatest Ideas for Strategic Leadership Skills; Idea 53: The art of being manager-in-chief; Idea 54: Seven functions of strategic leadership; Idea 55: Giving direction; Idea 56: Strategic thinking and strategic planning; Idea 57: Making it happen; Idea 58: Relating the parts to the whole; Idea 59: Building partnerships; Idea 60: Releasing the corporate spirit; Idea 61: Developing today's and tomorrow's leaders; Five Greatest Ideas for Practical Business Wisdom; Idea 62: The wisdom of business; Idea 63: The folly of business ; Idea 64: Practical wisdom
• Sommario/riassunto: The first installment in a new series offering straightforward, practical wisdom from a top business guru John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Effective Management is the first in a new series of titles from the noted business expert. Focused on concise, practical, and straightforward business wisdom, the series offers the kind of real-world insight that business leaders thrive on. Short, punchy, and packed with real solutions, this book provides 100 proven and effective ideas for business managers, whether they manage a few people or a few hundred, and whether they work for a
• Altri titoli varianti: John Adair's hundred greatest ideas for being a brilliant manager; 100 greatest ideas for being a brilliant manager; Hundred greatest ideas for being a brilliant manager
• Titolo autorizzato: John Adair's 100 greatest ideas for being a brilliant manager
• ISBN: 0-85708-230-2; 1-280-67489-X; 9786613651822; 0-85708-229-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461547403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II