The management book

Richard Newton, 1964-

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Published
Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Richard Newton, 1964- (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
xiii, 254 p. ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780273750338
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. You - a manager?
  • The accidental manager
  • The things managers do
  • Success, happiness and the management career
  • Picturing your role
  • Part 2. The team
  • The team starts with you
  • Assembling the team
  • What does your team want from you?
  • The ever-changing shape of the team
  • Part 3. Creating your role
  • Deciphering your boss
  • The imperfect boss
  • Think networks, not hierarchies
  • Creating your role
  • Part 4. The working team
  • Marching to the same tune
  • Cutting up the cake
  • Coach or controller?
  • No team is an island
  • Part 5. The productive team
  • Engaging and motivating the team
  • Keeping on track
  • Entitlement and fairness: reasonableness and imbalances
  • The curse and delight of meetings
  • Part 6. The working manager
  • The crunch: making decisions
  • Are you really prioritising?
  • Problems, barriers and conflicts
  • Dealing with change
  • Part 7. The sophisticated manager
  • The myths of management science and predictable futures
  • Taking risks as a manager
  • Learning from the Stoics
  • Language as a tool
  • Part 8. The complete manager
  • What is a good job as a manager?
  • What else do you need to do?
  • Rights, wrongs, ethics and behaviour
  • Excelling in your career
  • Part 9. The developing manager
  • Help is at hand
  • Reaching externally
  • The tools for the job
  • Using your annual appraisal
  • Conclusion
  • Index