The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual Management Development

by Preziosi, Robert C.

• ISBN13: 9780470371466
• ISBN10: 0470371463
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-03
• Publisher: Pfeiffer & Co

Summary

This volume of the popular Pfeiffer Annuals series offers unique activities, articles, and an instrument from experts and practitioners in the field of managerial training. It addresses the design, delivery, and evaluation of interventions that can be used to improve the performance of managers across all sorts of disciplines. Building on familiar principles, as well as introducing new schools of thought on the subject matter, this Annual is sure to provide you with tangible take-aways for your Management Development program.

Author Biography

The EditorRobert C. Preziosi is professor of management with the Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University. He is an active member of SHRM and a former ASTD two-term Torch Award winner. He is the chair of the HRM master's degree program at NSU and has been named "Professor of the Decade."

Table of Contents

Introduction to The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Management Development
What Shape Are You In?	p. 3
Creating a Community of Learning for Management Development	p. 7
Management ABCs: An Instant Management Tool	p. 11
Storm Down in Sales: An Organizational Conflict Management Simulation	p. 15
Setting Team Performance Objectives: Gaining Maximum Buy-In to Team Performance Measures	p. 25
Managers as Change Agents	p. 31
Navigating the Rivers of Change	p. 35
Turning Over a New Leaf: A Problem-Solving and Team-Building Activity for Managers	p. 41
Ageism Awareness for Managers: A Self-Assessment	p. 45
Getting Courage on the Front Burner	p. 51
Crafting Shared Organizational Statements	p. 57
Communication Style: An Important Factor for Successful Communication	p. 65
Behavioral-Based Interviewing: Avoiding Bias in the Employment Interview	p. 91
Becoming an Effective Networker	p. 101
A Six-Step Process for Implementing Mentoring Programs in Learning Organizations	p. 111
Leadership Coaching: The Developmental Power of the One-on-One	p. 125
What Happened to the Other 20 Percent? How Addressing the 20 Percent of Effects Left Aside by the Pareto Principle Can Increase Management Performance	p. 131
Why People with Disabilities Might Really Be Leaving Work: An Exemplar Case with Lessons for Managers	p. 139
Provision of Outplacement Services During Redundancy: Lessons from Australian Executives	p. 155
Affirmative Action: Tool for Diversity or Favoritism	p. 169
Leveraging Your Human Resources Partner: Leaders at All Levels Must Become Effective Talent Managers	p. 181
The Strategic Manager: Success Competencies for Managing Organizations in the New Economy	p. 193
Developing Leaders in the Federal Courts: The Federal Judicial Center's Leadership Development Program	p. 201
Expatriation and Repatriation: Different Directions/Similar HR Concerns	p. 213
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