The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide to Success: Strategies and Better Practices - Hardcover

Parmenter, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470920432 ISBN 13: 9780470920435

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

Practical, commonsense advice on becoming an effective leader Examining the baggage that most managers have and then helping them to understand the personal traits that can limit their potential, this book guides you through the pathway of self development, then takes you through management and leadership better practices, providing many implementation tools. * All you need to know when getting prepared for a 'management role' * How to develop 'conquest leadership' attributes * Traits to make you a 'winning' CEO * Latest thinking on KPIs, quarterly rolling planning, decision based reporting and performance related pay * How to create Winning Management and Leadershp Habits * Examines how to become More Financially Aware This book is a very practical guide with templates, 'how to do it tools', stories about gifted leaders, checklists and examples and is devoid of all intellectual arguments on management. With directional guidance on what managers need to know in order to be able to manage and lead others, The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide to Success helps managers and 'managers to be' as they climb the 'management mountain.'

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Moving into a new position of leadership is one of the toughestchallenges a businessperson can face. Yet, many drift into itwithout adequate preparation, hoping a great career will justhappen. In The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide to Success, performancemanagement thought leader David Parmenter presents proven solutionsand cutting-edge techniques for you to use in your journey towardbecoming an extraordinary manager and leader. This practical guidewill help you manage your leadership transition so you can takecharge, build your team, and deliver results.

Praise for

The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide to Success

"Many people are jumping on the leadership bandwagon lately withno idea of what effective management and authentic leadership lookand sound like or how to develop leadership talent in themselvesand others. In refreshing contrast, David Parmenter spells andsounds it all out in this useful guide. Strike up theband!"--Ken Shelton, Editor/Publisher, Leadership Excellence, www.LeaderExcel.com

"To thrive rather than survive a manager needs inspiration, guidance, and practical tools. The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide toSuccess is the North Star and built-in Navman that both first-time, and not-so-new, leaders have been looking for."--Harry Mills, Managing Director, Mills Group; author of Artful Persuasion and TheRainmaker's Toolkit

"I recognized David Parmenter's potential as an insightful andgenuinely practical management and leadership writer almost twentyyears ago. And now, so many successful books, columns, and articleslater, he has written The Leading-Edge Manager's Guide to Success.I will not be in the least surprised if this book sells more thanany of his others and earns global recognition as the definitivemanagement and leadership text."--Reg Birchfield, publisher, editor and writer

About the Author:

DAVID PARMENTER is an international presenter who is known for his thought-provoking and lively sessions that have led to substantial change in many organizations. He is a leading expert in the development of winning KPIs, replacing the annual planning process with quarterly rolling planning, and management practices that will get you to the top. David has delivered workshops to thousands of attendees in many cities around the world including Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tehran, Johannesburg, Rome, Dublin, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Prague. David has worked for Ernst & Young, BP Oil, Arthur Andersen, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a regular writer for professional and business journals. He is also the author of Key Performance Indicators: Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs, Pareto's 80/20 Rule for Corporate Accountants, and Winning CFOs: Implementing and Applying Better Practices (all from Wiley). David Parmenter can be contacted via parmenter@waymark.co.nz or or +64 4 499 0007. His website, www.davidparmenter.com, contains many white papers, articles, and freeware that will be useful to the reader.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470920432
• ISBN 13: 9780470920435
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400