The Management Guide to Managing Yourself (Management Guides) - Softcover

Keenan, Kate

 
9781853047862: The Management Guide to Managing Yourself (Management Guides)

Synopsis

A book for people who would like to manage themselves, their time, and their business better, but are too busy to begin.

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About the Author

Kate Keenan is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist with degrees in affiliated subjects (B.Sc., M.Phil.) and a number of qualifications in others.

She founded Keenan Research, an industrial psychology consultancy, in 1978. The work of the consultancy is fundamentally concerned with helping people to achieve their potential and make a better job of their management.

By devising work programmes for companies she enables them to target and remedy their managerial problems - from personnel selection and individual assessment to team building and attitude surveys. She believes in giving priority to training the managers to institute their own programmes, so that their company resources are developed and expanded.

Having long believed that the key to being successful in management is to be good at managing yourself she is constantly inspired by others who do so even better than she does.

Synopsis

These guides are designed to meet the needs of all those in business - from entrepreneurs to doctors and supermarket supervisors - who want to improve their performance managing their own concerns or the needs of an organization, but who have recieved no formal training in management. The book offers guidance on specific topics to help individuals to perform their jobs more effectively. It takes the mystery out of being "in charge" and makes the job of managing more enjoyable and fun. It points out the difficulties and offers practical advice on how to do better at: managing more effectively; communicating clearly; delegating appropriately; selecting the right people to work with; understanding behaviour; helping others to solve their problems and realize their potential. This guide focuses on managing yourself.

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9781902825762: The Management Guide to Managing Yourself: The Pocket Manager

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ISBN 10:  1902825764 ISBN 13:  9781902825762
Publisher: Oval Books, 1999
Softcover