Be in Charge: A Leadership Manual defines what "leadership" is. It includes comprehensive coverage on various types of chiefs (including both business and academic) and discusses gender differences in leadership styles. Also included are terrific tips on how to dress as a leader, budget time efficiently, gain loyalty and respect, terminate employees professionally, recruit qualified people, treat adversity in the workplace, survive and enjoy retirement, and much more.
Key Features
* A Foreword by Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of GE, comments on the author's leadership expertise
* Original cartoon artwork enriches the text as well as entertains the reader
* Contains advice for women on how to break through "the glass ceiling" to become executives
* Includes information on the differences between business and academic chiefs
* Gives practical tips on how to dress as a leader, budget time efficiently, gain loyalty and respect, terminate employees professionally, recruit qualified people, treat adversity in the workplace, survive and enjoy retirement, and much more.
Defines what 'leadership' is, and is designed to provide guidance with the problems leaders encounter in handling people. Helpful in managing big and small problems that leaders are encountering daily and are expected to solve. A professional resource.| Dedication |
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| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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The Various Types of Chiefs |
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Gender Differences: Equal, but... |
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Starting: The Different Approaches and the Entrance Speech |
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The Differences Between Academic and Business Chiefs |
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How to Dress When You Start |
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How to Dress once You Are Established |
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How to Use Your Office as a Theater of Operations |
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How to Treat Close Associates |
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How to Treat Subordinates |
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How to Recruit and Promote Talent |
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How to Let Your Associates Go |
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Promotion to the Next Step of Chief |
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Surviving Away From the Job |
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| Epilogue: Surviving and enjoying retirement |
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| References |
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| Leaders Interviewed |
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| Index |
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