The Management Book

by Newton, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780273750338
• ISBN10: 027375033X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-19
• Publisher: Ft Pr

Summary

The Management Book picks out the top issues you are likely to face on a daily basis as a manager. It shows you how to maximise your own performance and that of your team in each of these areas, so that you deliver the outstanding results you want. For every challenge, the book gives you:Key objectives for managers Common issues faced in achieving these objectives. A streamlined overview of the issue and what it means. Pointers on when to focus on this issue. A results-focused checklist of action points.Clearly structured in 36 short sections, this practical book provides rapid, accessible advice on all the essential management challenges. Structured with the busy manager in mind, you can dip into any section of the book and read it as an individual piece of advice or read it end-to-end to gain an overall picture of management.Richard Newton is a skilled executive with 25 years experience in both line management and consultancy roles, across a range of sectors. He has degrees in mechanical engineering and economics and diplomas in software engineering and philosophy. Richard founded the company Enixus in 2005 to provide consultancy and interim management services. He has worked around the world and has written 7 books to date, including the FT Briefing on Change Management; The Management Consultant and The Project Manager's Book of Checklists.

Author Biography

Richard Newton is a skilled executive with 25 years experience in both line management and consultancy roles, across a range of sectors. He has degrees in mechanical engineering and economics and diplomas in software engineering and philosophy. Richard founded the company Enixus in 2005 to provide consultancy and interim management services. He has worked around the world and has written 7 books to date, including the FT Briefing on Change Management; The Management Consultant and The Project Manager’s Book of Checklists.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
You - a manager?	p. 1
The accidental manager	p. 2
The things managers do	p. 8
Success, happiness and the management career	p. 14
Picturing your role	p. 19
The team	p. 25
The team starts with you	p. 26
Assembling the team	p. 32
What does your team want from you?	p. 38
The ever-changing shape of the team	p. 45
Creating your role	p. 53
Deciphering your boss	p. 55
The imperfect boss	p. 62
Think networks, not hierarchies	p. 68
Creating your role	p. 74
The working team	p. 81
Marching to the same tune	p. 82
Cutting up the cake	p. 89
Coach or controller?	p. 95
No team is an island	p. 101
The productive team	p. 107
Engaging and motivating the team	p. 109
Keeping on track	p. 116
Entitlement and fairness: reasonableness and imbalances	p. 124
The curse and delight of meetings	p. 130
The working manager	p. 137
The crunch: making decisions	p. 139
Are you really prioritising?	p. 145
Problems, barriers and conflicts	p. 152
Dealing with change	p. 158
The sophisticated manager	p. 165
The myths of management science and predictable futures	p. 167
Taking risks as a manager	p. 173
Learning from the Stoics	p. 180
Language as a tool	p. 185
The complete manager	p. 191
What is a good job as a manager?	p. 193
What else do you need to do?	p. 199
Rights, wrongs, ethics and behaviour	p. 207
Excelling in your career	p. 213
The developing manager	p. 219
Help is at hand	p. 221
Reaching externally	p. 226
The tools for the job	p. 233
Using your annual appraisal	p. 241
Conclusion	p. 247
Index	p. 249
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