Author: Harvard Business Review Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1422172635 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 113
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Leading teams is an essential skill every manager must possess. To do it effectively, you must know how to instill commitment in your team, improve communication among group members, and diagnose common problems that can derail a team. In this book, you'll find valuable advice and proven strategies for managing teams, including how to: · Diagnose common problems that can impede team progress · Take corrective measures to remove team problems and improve performance · Resolve team conflicts · Promote interdependence within teams
Author: Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press ISBN: Category : Industrial efficiency Languages : en Pages : 132
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Every day on the job, you face common challenges. And you need immediate solutions to those challenges. The Pocket Mentor Series can help. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you re at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable, concise guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with speed, savvy, and effectiveness. Organizations want--and need--to track the changes in their overall performance. And the divisions, units, teams, and individuals within these organizations engage in similar success measurement. Performance Measurement explains the importance of regularly monitoring your group's performance and introduces formal measurement practices. You'll learn to Apply a disciplined process to performance measurement Set targets and communicate data effectively Use performance management as a coaching and development tool Meet Your Mentor Robert S. Kaplan is Baker Foundation Professor at the Harvard Business School and Chairman of the Practice Leadership Committee of Palladium, Executing Strategy. He has authored or co-authored 14 books, 18 Harvard Business Review articles, and more than 120 other papers.
Author: Harvard Business Review Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1422172627 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 129
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How do you decide on the best course of action for your company to take advantage of new opportunities? By building a business case. This book provides a framework for building a business case. You'll learn how to: Clearly define the opportunity you'll want to address in your business case Identify and analyze a range of alternatives Recommend one option and assess its risks Create a high-level implementation plan for your proposed alternative Communicate your case to key stakeholders
Author: Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 9781422103494 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 120
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Today’s leaders don’t use command-and-control. Instead, they leverage their communication, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills to inspire employees to ever higher levels of performance. Packed with practical tools and expert advice, Leading People shows managers how to bring out the best in their team.
Author: Harvard Business School. Press Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1422128857 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 113
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The Pocket Mentor series offers immediate solutions to the challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you're at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with greater speed, savvy, and effectiveness. Managing employee growth is critical to your organization's success. But to develop your employees effectively, you must have certain skills, such as the ability to seek out opportunities, set goals, and provide feedback. This volume teaches you to: � Assess developmental needs � Understand and take into account differences between your employees � Use a Performance and Potential grid to determine next steps � Conduct a career development discussion
Author: Harvard Business Review Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1422136582 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 97
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A budget is a financial action plan for an organization. This guide will teach you how to: - Forecast future business results, such as sales volume, revenues, and expenses - Reconcile those forecasts to organizational goals - Obtain organizational support for your proposed budget - Fine-tune your budget over time
Author: Harvard Business School Press Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 9781422101841 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 132
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This user-friendly guide presents the proven strategies of top experts on creating and guiding effective work teams From recruiting and motivating members to setting ground rules and mediating problems, Leading Teams arms managers with a step-by-step plan and practical tools for maximizing productivity in any team setting. Key features Instructs readers how to: Organize a team with complimentary skills Clarify team goals, roles, and responsibilities Foster trust, creativity, and risk-taking Get teams back on track after a setback Collaborate to achieve team objectives
Author: Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press ISBN: Category : Organizational change Languages : en Pages : 120
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In order to remain competitive in increasingly aggressive markets managers must adopt a positive attitude towards change. Successful managers know how to embrace change with an open mind and use it as a stimulus for new ideas, enthusiasm and progress.
Author: Patty McManus Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 9781422103470 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 100
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Most managers coach employees by giving them feedback and evaluating their performance, right? Wrong. Coaching differs markedly from other managerial functions. With its wealth of tips, worksheets, and self-assessments, this handy guide shows managers how to use coaching--not only to strengthen direct reports' skills but also to rev up their performance to unprecedented levels.
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