Managing Your Self: Management by Detached Involvement (Developmental Management S.) - Hardcover

PARIKH

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631177647 ISBN 13: 9780631177647

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1991

Synopsis

This book aims to help managers contribute effectively and progressively to their organizations without surrendering their individuality. It covers such topics as coping with stress, resolving conflicts, managing change, achieving peak performance, building effective teams and influencing organizational cultures. The author argues that the success of corporations is typically based on the performance of collections of highly effective individuals. He has drawn on theories of psychology, neuroscience, and eastern philosophy as well as his own practical experience in writing this book.

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Review

"Excellent not only for managers, but for anyone interested in how to achieve success without stress and with personal satisfaction." Reijiro Hattori, Chairman, Seiko Corporation.

"The author′s unique background and experience enable him to provide invaluable insights that combine Western ′know thyself′ tradition with the Eastern ′become thyself′." Long Range Planning.

From the Back Cover

Managing Your Self is a unique and ground breaking guide to increasing personal and professional effectiveness in a business context. Now available in paperback, the book shows students and managers how to contribute effectively and progressively to their organizations while enjoying more effective, dynamic and satisfying professional and personal lives. Better self–management increases managers′ ability to: Cope with stress. Resolve conflict. Manage change and manage to change. Achieve sustainable peak performance. Build effective teams. Influence organizational cultures. In short, they will develop "total quality". Drawing on contemporary theories of management, neuroscience, psychology and eastern disciplines as well as Parikh′s own practical experience as a highly successful executive, Managing Your Self is a valuable guide for students and managers on how to improve their business performance while reaching a higher level of physical, emotional and mental well–being.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631177647
• ISBN 13: 9780631177647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220