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9780470884966

Manager Redefined : The Competitive Advantage in the Middle of Your Organization

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470884966

  • ISBN10:

    0470884967

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2010-10-01
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Table of Contents

Preface
Context
Do Managers Matter?
A Brief History of Management
Defining Management and Leadership
The Definition, and the Power, of Engagement
Summary
Why Managers Have a Tough Job
Employees Are Smart and Demanding
We Have Ambivalent Feelings about Leadership and Followership
We Really Don't Like Being Told What to Do
Managers Behave Badly
Summary
A New Model of Manager Performance
Managers and Competitive Advantage
The Manager Performance Model
Summary
Constructing the Manager Role
Manager Contribution-The Player-Coach Job
Manger Competency-The Technical Skill Dilemma
The Size of the Job-Span of Control
Building the Role System
Summary
Implementation
Executing Tasks
Planning Work
Clarifying Job Roles
Monitoring Progress
Summary
Developing People
Acting as a Human Capital Treasurer
Providing Direct Development
Goal Setting and Performance Feedback
Summary
Delivering the Deal
Transforming the Extrinsic into the Intrinsic
Individualizing Rewards
Boosting Engagement Through Recognition
Summary
Energizing Change
Coping with Imposed Chang
Choosing to Change
Sustaining Engagement
Summary
Authenticity and Trust
Connecting Authenticity and Trust
Building Trust Through Authenticity
Implications for Manager Performance
Summary
Fitting the Pieces Together
Manager Role Structure and Performance Model-A Summary
What Makes a Great Manager?
Can a Good Manager Manage Anything?
Make Versus Buy
Notes for Those Who Want Managers to Succeed
Notes
The Authors
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