Essence of a Manager

Written from experience, Essence of a Manager provides a guide for practising managers at all levels. It formulates a sound thesis to describe the qualities needed in a "good" manager, developing a holistic perspective.

What makes a good manager? This is a book by a manager about managers but it is not just for managers. It is for anyone and for everyone who is interested in the way people and not just managers - behave and function around the world. Based on actual experience the title Essence of a Manager is a succinct distillation of what this book is about. It is not a management manual and yet it is a map for navigation and a guide for behavior which can be valuable for practicing managers at all levels. It formulates a sound thesis to describe the qualities needed in a good manager and builds up from elemental qualities to develop a holistic view of a good manager. Nine fundamental attributes are proposed as being necessary and sufficient to describe a good manager. It is applied management philosophy for a thinking manager and deals with the fundamental drivers which lie deeper than language or culture and which control human behavior.

Based on real life experience with illustrative examples from around the world Should be useful for Personnel and HR managers for manager development programs Can be used as a guide by managers appointing other managers or by aspiring managers Analogies from the physical world will be pertinent for engineering managers De-mystification of working globally will be helpful for starting managers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext

What makes a good manager? This is a book by a manager about managers but it is not just for managers. It is for anyone and for everyone who is interested in the way people and not just managers - behave and function around the world. Based on actual experience the title Essence of a Manager is a succinct distillation of what this book is about. It is not a management manual and yet it is a map for navigation and a guide for behavior which can be valuable for practicing managers at all levels. It formulates a sound thesis to describe the qualities needed in a good manager and builds up from elemental qualities to develop a holistic view of a good manager. Nine fundamental attributes are proposed as being necessary and sufficient to describe a good manager. It is applied management philosophy for a thinking manager and deals with the fundamental drivers which lie deeper than language or culture and which control human behavior.

Inhalt
Forewords.- Preface.- 1. The manager as a species 2. Have the power, do the thing.- 3. A Daniel come to judgment.- 4. Communication: hearing what isn't said.- 5. Inescapable networks and relationships of mutuality.- 6. The strength of ten.- 7. The red badge of courage.- 8. Praise loudly, blame softly: The art of motivation.- 9. No confidence without integrity.- 10. A touch of class A man for all seasons Classy is as classy does.