Download or read book Management Stripped Bare written by Jo Owen and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever noticed how all the buzzwords, trends, and "latest thinking" on management have very little to do with how things work in the real world? Seemingly every year, the management gurus dress their wisdom in the latest jargon, but it's been awhile since somebody shouted, "The emperor has no clothes!" Today, that somebody is Jo Owen, who has seen it all in his more than twenty years working with organizations of all types and sizes, including some of the world's most respected corporations. Management Stripped Bare is Owen's A-to-Z recounting of what he has learned (and now teaches) about how businesses actually operate. With dry and occasionally piercing humor, Owen examines the good, the bad, and the ugly of more than 150 universal management issues from leadership to accounting practices, performance appraisal to harassment policy, mergers & acquisitions to project management, and much more. Among his less traditional subjects are herd instincts, "-ists," blame, Mars Bars, the death of the Tea Lady (read the book!), and why attrition and stress are good. For novice and veteran managers disillusioned by blind faith in sacred cows, Jo Owen serves up the juiciest burgers in town. And while it's amazing that someone with tongue so firmly planted in cheek can speak so clearly, more impressive is the wealth of real solutions you'll be able to apply in your own work environment. Book jacket.
Download or read book Business Stripped Bare written by Sir Richard Branson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business and reveals the incredible truth about his most risky, brilliant and audacious deals. Discover why Virgin tried to take on one of the world's biggest superbrands, how Virgin Mobile USA holds the record as the fastest company in history to generate revenues of over one billion dollars (faster than Microsoft, Google and Amazon) and how Richard is the only person in the world to have built eight billion-dollar companies from scratch in eight different sectors. Combining invaluable advice with the remarkable and candid inside stories of Virgin's greatest achievements, as well as some of its setbacks, Business Stripped Bare is a dynamic, inspirational and truly original guide to success in business and in life. Whether you are an executive, an entrepreneur or are just starting out, Richard strips business down to show how you can succeed and make a difference.
Download or read book Naked Project Management written by Dennis Lock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books about project management are plentiful. The best of those books are too comprehensive for the person faced for the first time with managing a small and relatively straightforward project, or for the student studying for a degree or business qualification in which project management is only one of several modules. But, at the other extreme too many of the simpler books treat project management lightly, gloss over or ignore some essential processes, and even get the facts wrong and give incorrect examples. Naked Project Management is an introductory guide to the world of project management from one of the world's most accomplished project management authors. Lock has stripped project management down to its bare facts - simplifying everything but trivializing nothing - leaving sound practical advice on how to organize and manage a small or medium sized project. The book is written in the direct jargon-free style that has become Dennis Lock’s hallmark. Everything is carefully explained and supported with clear diagrams. It covers all the essential aspect of project management in astonishingly few words and provides further instruction with an entertaining case study project that flows logically through the chapters from beginning to end. Degree and other students for whom project management is an elective or small part of their course will love this compact time-saving and reasonably priced study resource.
Download or read book Management Stripped Bare written by Jo Owen and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management Stripped Bare from best-selling author Jo Owen is an essential everyday tool for managers based on 20 years of working at the sharp end. Irreverent and incisive, it provides realistic advice on over 150 everyday management challenges such as bad meetings, boring presentations, difficult bosses, political intrigue, unreasonable goals and inadequate resources. Short on theory and long on experience, Management Stripped Bare cuts through the usual hype and rhetoric to help you make sense of business and ensure your corporate survival.
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Download or read book Management Rules written by Jo Owen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's face it, if you want to get ahead in business you cannot avoid people management – but we're often promoted because we're good at what we do, not because we display great management skills. We owe it to the people we manage to read up on the subject and get skilled! Luckily Jo Owen has laid out 50 essential lessons we need to learn to become the best manager we can be. Jo has studied what makes a good manager everywhere from British soap powder companies, to inner city schools and Japanese banks. So whether becoming a manager has brought out the inner dictator in you or left you feeling painfully awkward, Management Rules will have you relaxed, confident and effective in no time.
Download or read book What They Don t Teach You At Harvard Business School written by Mark H. McCormack and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark McCormack, dubbed 'the most powerful man in sport', founded IMG (International Management Group) on a handshake. It was the first and is the most successful sports management company in the world, becoming a multi-million dollar, worldwide corporation whose activities in the business and marketing spheres are so diverse as to defy classification. Here, Mark McCormack reveals the secret of his success to key business issues such as analysing yourself and others, sales, negotiation, time management, decision-making and communication. What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School fills the gaps between a business school education and the street knowledge that comes from the day-to-day experience of running a business and managing people. It shares the business skills, techniques and wisdom gleaned from twenty-five years of experience.
Download or read book Management written by Richard Pettinger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management: A Concise Introduction has been written with the student in mind - short chapters, easy identification of the key points and revision-friendly sections. Backed by robust academic theory with plenty of pedagogical features, it has an engaging style and is, all in all, everything a student needs to understand the subject and pass the exam.
Download or read book Hard core Management written by Jo Owen and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to turning survival in the workplace into successful management, Hard-core Management features 100 case studies of business myths and management realities and offers practical solutions for bridging the gap.
Download or read book Innovation in Management Challenges and Opportunities in the next decade written by M.S. Rangaraju and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2012-06-10 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume is a compendium of research papers on the theme "Innovation in Management Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Decade". There were twenty seven papers contributed by academicians and researches and eleven papers contributed by amateur authors. The keynote on the theme given by Dr. T. Alex, Chairman, ISRO throws light on innovation in space technology which is ushering in lot of advancements towards well-being of the society.
Download or read book Exploring Consensual Leadership in Higher Education written by Lynne Gornall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring Consensual Leadership in Higher Education explores the idea that the nature of academic work is both creative and consensual. Higher education relationships, whether between managers, staff, learners or the public sphere, are at their most effective when rooted in partnership, teamwork, collaboration and collegiality. The term 'consensual' is used because it situates new leadership models as structures based on consent, reflecting tacit traditions in education alongside ideas of leadership in other settings, including emerging industries. The aim is to celebrate achievements, encourage engagement opportunities, and add to the problem-solving knowledge-base. However, issues and problems in participatory engagement are also considered, and the borderlines between consensus (collective assent and agreement) and 'dissensus' (widespread, serious, disagreement) are examined critically. The contributors offer a range of alternative perspectives on leadership, reflecting the diverse forms and ways of working practised in different national higher educational contexts and cultural settings. The volume incorporates a variety of approaches and points of view, including stories of leadership and change, innovation projects and case studies, key interviews and insights, and collective team writing.
Download or read book The First Time Manager written by Michael J. Morris and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First-Time Manager is an introduction to fundamental management topics and necessary skills. It now includes a new chapter on key skills such as problem solving, managing time, and giving presentations, and there are useful end-of-chapter summaries.
Download or read book How to be an Even Better Manager written by Michael Armstrong and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of the bestselling "How to be an Even Better Manager" covers 50 topics organized into three key areas: managing people, managing activities and processes, and managing and developing oneself.
Download or read book The Leadership Skills Handbook written by Jo Owen and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owen identifies the core skills leaders need to develop. Each skill is placed in context to help readers think about how it should be used. This book reveals how to be a practical leader, and looks at what to do when things go wrong; how to deal with conflict, adversity and difficult people.
Download or read book Managing For Dummies written by Richard Pettinger and published by John Wiley and Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're having trouble motivating your employees, need to resolve a conflict, or want to learn how to better monitor your employees’ performance, this straight-forward guide will take you step by step through every aspect of managing. Packed with expert advice on team-building, communication skills, identifying talented employees, and letting go of staff, Managing for Dummies takes the stress out of what can be an intimidating and high-pressured job. The book will be adapted from the current US edition of Managing for Dummies. Existing content will be revised to reflect essential UK information including: UK-specific case studies, including references to recognisable UK businesses UK business practice, including ethics, employee and employers rights and responsibilities, hiring and firing - with reference to UK law UK websites UK financial information
Download or read book Leadership and Motivation written by John Adair and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Adair has transformed our understanding of how leadership works with his pioneering book Not Bosses But Leaders. Here he explores the nature of motivation, individual needs and how they relate to the key tasks facing leaders and managers - good, positive motivation can create, maintain and improve the performance of any team. In Leadership and Motivation John Adair also puts forward his own theory of motivation - the fifty-fifty rule - and then identifies the eight key principles for motivating others. Motivation increases efficiency and productivity - and makes reaching targets more likely. Leadership and Motivation will stimulate your thoughts and ideas on how to inspire others, and offers you some practical ways to motivate yourself and others to achieve.
Download or read book Naked Finance written by David Meckin and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most managers, the normal round of hectic schedules, tricky staff issues and impending deadlines are well within their management capabilities. It is the financial issues that give them headaches. Nobody has ever explained how to balance sales against costs, how to interpret financial reports, how to prepare a budget or even how to argue the case for the new equipment their department needs so badly. They have no idea why the company's share price keeps falling and certainly don't understand why this should result in layoffs. In fact, the whole issue of finance is a mystery. Successful management of the finances of a business requires an understanding of some key principles - and that is what NAKED FINANCE is all about. It strips away all the technical issues surrounding financial management and lays bare the principles needed to make sound financial decisions. Firstly, Meckin shows how to identify financial objectives so you know where you are going - explaining the importance of profit and cashflow, how to measure financial performance and which are the key figures to watch. He then outlines how to use financial information to understand what's going on around you, covering the format and content of financial statements and how they can be used to assess past trading performance. Finally he describes how to ensure financial control and create a financial plan so you can take control of where you are going, managing costs, sales, profit and cash flow and long-term projects. Purely and simply, NAKED FINANCE provides the skills necessary to manage a profitable business.
