Book : The Effective Manager - Horstman, Mark

-Titulo Original : The Effective Manager

-Fabricante :

Wiley

-Descripcion Original:

The how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom upThe Effective Manager is a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level. Written by the man behind Manager Tools, the worlds number-one business podcast, this book distills the authors 25 years of management training expertise into clear, actionable steps to start taking today. First, youll identify what effective management actually looks like: can you get the job done at a high level? Do you attract and retain top talent without burning them out? Then youll dig into the four critical behaviors that make a manager great, and learn how to adjust your own behavior to be the leader your team needs. Youll learn the four major tools that should be a part of every managers repertoire, how to use them, and even how to introduce them to the team in a productive, non-disruptive way.Most management books are written for CEOs and geared toward improving corporate management, but this book is expressly aimed at managers of any level-with a behavioral framework designed to be tailored to your teams specific needs.Understand your teams strengths, weaknesses, and goals in a meaningful wayStop limiting feedback to when something goes wrongMotivate your people to continuous improvementSpread the work around and let people stretch their skillsEffective managers are good at the job and good at people. The key is combining those skills to foster your teams development, get better and better results, and maintain a culture of positive productivity. The Effective Manager shows you how to turn good into great with clear, actionable, expert guidance. Review This book provides invaluable, actionable guidance for all managers. It will challenge some of the assumptions that you have about what makes an “Effective Manager”, and it will make you much more effective in your role. I say this with confidence, having followed much of the advice in this book for the past six years.Marc Grainger, Managing Director, Human Resources, Credit Suisse“I have first listened to Horstman’s advice in 2006. I have waited, thought about it, procrastinated, tried to find a catch, surrendered to my fears, hunted for the unclear, the over-simplification, any flaws. Eventually, when there were no excuses left and things at work still needed improvement, I began to focus on the 4 core management principles Horstman has established and did what he suggests. Very quickly, my team responded with thankfulness (!), and our results got better. “Know your people, talk about performance, ask for more, and push work down” is simply what you have to do if you want to call yourself a professional manager.Dirk Boergers, Company Manager, Stage Entertainment Group GermanyI was very fortunate to come across Manager Tools over 10 yrs. ago and Ive continued to listen ever since. Ive also attended the in-person training and have purchased multiple products...each has delivered value far in excess of its price. Its rare to find such specific, actionable, and effective guidance...and I usually find opportunities to apply this guidance within days!Graham Cochrane, Senior IT Manager, TD Bank GroupThe Effective Manager is one of those books that gets thicker over time through turned-down corners, paper-clipped pages and the addition of piles of sticky notes. There is advice for every conceivable issue that comes up in a workday, from how to improve project management by increasing team clarity to the minute details of creating agendas for meetings that work better and end earlier...The backbone of Manager Tools (one-on-ones, feedback, delegation and coaching) has already helped me work more effectively, which has been noticed by both executives and directs already, even in such a short period of time.Ellen Honigstock, Director, Education Development, Urban Green Council of New YorkThe application of Manager Tools guidance and principles are core to my success c