The First-Time Manager Make the transition from team member to team leader Understand the difference between a team and a work group Hold team members accountable Make their teams more productive Manage challenging situations and resolve conflict within a team. Written in an engaging, conversational style, Topchik explains the five essential qualities of a high-performing team: goals and standards; decision making; honest communication; clear roles and responsibilities; and celebrating success. Packed with activities and assessments for both the manager and team members, this is an essential guide for any manager who strives for team-building success.
This book will help you crack the trust code using strategies that have been proven to yield exceptional results for managers of all levels and age groups.
Covering everything from delegating, planning and running meetings, and mentoring, to building a team and motivating subordinates, this is the perfect reference for anyone who wants to put their best foot forward as they climb the ranks.
A true management classic, the book covers essential topics such as hiring and firing, leadership, motivation, managing time, dealing with superiors, and much more.
Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic.
This implies that your capacity to love your neighbor is determined by your capacity to love yourself. This principle applies to management, too. Many excellent books have been written on the subject of self-image, and they have ...
Understanding and Improving Team Performance Timothy M. Franz. Tjosvold, D. (1985). ... Washington DC: The American Society for Training and Development Press. ... In The first-time manager's guide to team building (pp. 105–115).
Are you feeling a little nervous, overwhelmed, and unsure of yourself in your new management position? Do you want to improve your existing skill sets and become an excellent manager? If yes, then this is the perfect book for you.
The process of influencing the team to commit to achieving the set aims includes a subset of influential leadership skills such as delegating, decision-making and, occasionally, conflict management (Hewison and Griffiths 2004).
This book is for new managers, first-time managers or managers who felt that they never really received the training they needed to succeed in their role.
This book focuses on providing information on project management specific for software implementations within the healthcare industry.