Study Skills for Managers

by Bill Mayon-White

• ISBN13: 9781853960888
• ISBN10: 1853960888
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-06-28
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

Demands made on the management skills of Britain's 2.5 million managers increase continually. Each year 90,000 people take courses to improve their management skills. Colleges and universities are expanding to meet this demand for better qualified managers.Employers increasingly regard training as an investment in people. But companies often do not fully understand the challenge of combining a career with study and individuals may underestimate the demands of part-time study.Study Skills for Managers has been developed with all managers in mind. It emphasizes the needs of those beginning a part-time MBA or Diploma, but is also relevant to all managers concerned withself development and with keeping up-to-date.The author brings together practical ideas and advice for busy managers wishing to improve the effectiveness of their self-development and study skills. The book covers a wide range of topics including: information and memory; diagrams as an aid to thinking and learning; reading and report writing; time management; and stress management.Readers are encouraged to test and develop their own skills at every stage and to assess their own strengths and weaknesses. A series of exercises increases the reader's self-confidence and builds links between the world of work and the world of management learning.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Management

Education and this Book Self

Development and the Return to Learning

Where Are You Now?

Study Schedules and Time Management

Information Coping with It All Diagrams as an Aid to Thinking and Learning Reading Techniques

Writing and Preparing Reports

Managing Yourself

Conclusion Over to You

Continuing the Development of Your Study Skills

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