Download or read book Tackling Difficult Conversations Pocketbook written by Peter English and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At some stage or other we all have to deal with difficult conversations. This work helps you learn how to communicate with authority, clarity and persuasiveness, and - through active listening, mirroring body language and other techniques - how to empathize with the other person and how to interpret what they are saying, feeling and thinking.
Download or read book Managing Change Pocketbook written by Neil Russell-Jones and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2016-07-31 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Managing Change Pocketbook is for all those people responsible for managing change or wishing to understand an imposed change. Now in its 4th edition this popular title in the Pocketbooks Series explains what change is and why it is necessary, why some change needs proactive management, the effects of change on people, how to gain commitment, how to manage change, the tools available, ways to communicate, and examples of success and failure.
Download or read book Confidence Pocketbook written by Peter English and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some books on the topic of confidence offer a 'quick-fix' approach which could be summarised as 'believe in yourself'. This Pocketbook is different; it suggests that you need to arrive at a position of justified self-belief. In other words get good at something then believe in yourself. It contains tips and techniques to help you grow in confidence, grasp life's challenges and fulfil your ambitions. Confidence matters because a lack of it can stop you going after what you really want in life. The focus of this book is on acquiring real confidence, that is substantial and justifiable. Discover how to take on more challenging tasks through graded exposure, managing your mindset and tapping into your sub-personalities. The author Peter English set up his own training company almost two decades ago and over the years has found that a lack of confidence is an issue for many course participants. The advice and tips in this Pocketbook are based partly on working with those people, hearing their stories and finding ways to help them, as well as on research he has undertaken and his own experience of having once been a shy person. The Confidence Pocketbook sets out a range of confidence-building strategies and then pulls these together into an action plan. There is advise too on how to boost your confidence at short notice when faced with specific challenges (e.g. tackling a difficult conversation or making an important presentation.)
Download or read book Quick Tips For Managers written by Mike Clayton and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get off to a flying start as a new manager, with the help of this time-saving ebook. Each chapter can be read in five minutes or less (ideal for reading in your coffee break or on the train) yet the tips you'll pick up can benefit you throughout your whole career. The short chapters are structured so that you can read them in any order, dipping into your chosen topic as the need arises. Topics include: assertiveness, career development, decision making, handling difficult conversations, interviewing (and being interviewed), learning, listening, managing meetings, negotiating, NLP, organising yourself, persuading, presenting, rapport, report writing, self-confidence, stress management, time management and transactional analysis. Each comes with an exercise to help you put your newly-gained know-how into action straight away. Now you don't need to search through numerous lengthy management books trying to unearth the gems that will actually be of use in your everyday work - Mike Clayton has done that hard work for you, distilling some of the most helpful business models and presenting you with the essence: clear, succinct summaries of the techniques that will serve you best. Quick Tips For Managers will be helpful to experienced managers too, as a concise refresher.
Download or read book Performance Management Pocketbook written by Pam Jones and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance Management is about getting results, getting the best from people and helping them to achieve their potential. Employee engagement has an important role to play in this, it is about the emotional commitment to the organisation and its goals. In this second edition of the Performance Management Pocketbook, readers will find plenty of tips and techniques to enhance their performance in the following areas: leading others to achieve results; understanding the impact of their own style; engaging and motivating others; creating high performance teams; setting clear objectives; managing performance difficulties and coaching and delegating effectively. The book contains illustrative case studies and each chapter has a helpful review and actions section. The author Pam Jones is a member of the Ashridge Business School open programme management team. Her responsibilities cover a suite of programmes encompassing performance management, influencing and general management skills. "In an ever-demanding and competitive world, OK and average simply aren't enough - performance matters. If you want to get the best out of your people, then this book is packed with advice and ideas on how to do that." Lydia Hatley, Leadership Change Manager, Argos "Very useful - a practical and comprehensive guide for all leaders who truly value their team." Claire Dobbs, Managing Director, Havas Life London.
Download or read book People Managers written by Ian Fleming and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes ways to manage difficult people and their problems. Problem areas include: the poor performer, difficult individual, reluctant team player, persistent late-comer, slow learner, isolated individual and unsupportive boss.
Download or read book Webinars Pocketbook written by Stella Collins and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging your audience and holding their attention is the principal focus of the Webinars Pocketbook. It will show you how to design, set-up and deliver internet-based meetings, presentations and training workshops that harness technology for maximum impact and effectiveness. The pocketbook begins by describing the different webinar tools available – such as web cams, polls, messaging windows, whiteboards and breakout rooms – and how and when they can be employed to your advantage. It then goes on to explain how you need to adapt your communication style and method of delivery to suit the virtual environment, including making good use of attractive visuals to support your message. An explanation of how to gain participant buy-in, several case studies, a troubleshooting section (problems and solutions) and the authors’ top 21 tips for successful webinars end the pocketbook on a practical note. Virtually the best advice there is!
Download or read book Challenging Behaviours Pocketbook written by Fintan O'Regan and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All children are challenging to some extent, but some are more challenging than others. Students with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) can be tough to support and teach. This pocketbook helps you to do just that. It focuses on three particular behaviour disorders: ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), CD (Conduct Disorder) and ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder). Fintan O'Regan, an internationally renowned expert on ADHD, explains why some children are prone to developing a can't learn, won't learn or don't care attitude. He devotes individual chapters to each behaviour pattern and uses Vicki, Liam and Darren to illustrate typical characteristics. Practical classroom strategies include lesson scenarios, with example dialogues showing how different teacher responses can lead to different outcomes. Whether you're looking for explanations, tips, ideas, or strategies (or maybe just reassurance and support) this book fits the bill.
Download or read book Leadership Pocketbook written by Fiona Elsa Dent and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for leaders at all levels - strategic, organisational and team level - the Leadership Pocketbook explains how to inspire, influence, deal with change and achieve objectives. Illustrated throughout, the book adopts a practical approach, setting out the principles of leadership, the role of the leader, the skills required for effective leadership and the key challenges facing leaders in today's business environment. This 2nd edition sees the addition of a new section about leaders and social responsibility. "Contemporary business leaders must be aware of the major forces shaping society today and understand how their organisations need to respond and contribute to these challenges", author Fiona Dent writes. She is Director of Faculty Development at Ashridge where she is also Programme Director for the Influencing Strategies and Skills Programme. A focus of the book, described by the author as 'perhaps the most necessary skill for any leader', is self-awareness - to know yourself, to realise what your leadership strengths and weaknesses are and when you must continue to develop. "With admirable clarity, Fiona Dent distils the salient leadership issues and skills. Every potential leader and every leader with potential should find a place for this book in their pocket or bag." Philip Hodgson, Director of Leadership Programmes, Ashridge "A practical, easy to use guide for all levels of leadership. It covers a broad range of topics in sufficient detail to make it usable both for fresh learning and for reference." Richard Nicholson, Management Development Manager, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
Download or read book Handling Complaints Pocketbook written by Angelena Boden and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handling Complaints Pocketbook looks at why and how people complain, and the key types of complaint: aggressive, passive, constructive and professional. The author explains that all businesses should welcome complaints because they provide direct feedback and an immediate opportunity to improve the service to customers. The next sections cover a strategy for handling complaints, and the use of transactional analysis in understanding complaint behaviour. The final section looks at ways to turn complaints into compliments and create loyal customers. From the author of The Problem Behaviour Pocketbook.
Download or read book Managing Workload Pocketbook written by Will Thomas and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching is a challenging and rewarding profession. If there's a downside, it's the workload: not properly managed it can lead to stress and related problems. If you feel you could be using time better - working less and enjoying life more - then this book offers some useful tips, tools and strategies for work-life balancing. Sections on stress, attitudes and habits, time management and looking after yourself lead to a helpful workload evaluation tool at the end of the book. Drawing on the experiences of real teachers in real schools, you sense that Will Thomas understands the pressures and challenges peculiar to the job and his common sense approach is welcome.
Download or read book Dyscalculia Pocketbook written by Judy Hornigold and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you an inchworm or a grasshopper? These are the descriptive terms applied by Professor Steve Chinn and colleagues to two distinct maths learning styles. While grasshoppers get the bigger picture and have a real facility with number, inchworms understand a great deal less. They follow mathematical procedures mechanically without understanding number and without the capacity to be flexible, creative or to check their work. Not all inchworms are dyscalculic, but all dyscalculics are inchworms. In the Dyscalculia Pocketbook you will find out exactly what dyscalculia is (and why it's not the same as maths anxiety); discover the possible causes of dyscalculia, its different subtypes and the learning difficulties it gives rise to; learn about different ways to identify dyscalculia and - importantly - find support strategies for supporting children who have this specific learning difficulty. Author Judy Hornigold nicely balances research, theory and practice. She reminds us about the three components of a mathematical idea and the six levels of knowledge but the Pocketbook is full of classroom examples and applications, recommended resources ( and how to use them), teaching ideas, tips, and games that will support and develop the maths ability of dyscalculic learners
Download or read book Interviewer s Pocketbook written by Sean McManus and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Interviewer's Pocketbook has had a major overhaul in this new third edition and now focuses exclusively on the recruitment interview. The opening chapters look in detail at the necessary skills for conducting an interview: questioning techniques, listening skills and interpretation of body language. Types of question are explored, with ways in which to use them, as well as questions to avoid asking, while a helpful example interview shows the techniques in action. Later chapters cover preparing for and conducting the interview, including looking at job descriptions and specifications, preparing evidence questions, and evaluation of candidates.
Download or read book Feedback Pocketbook written by Mike Pezet and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lack of feedback and coaching to aid development is the third most cited reason for resignations at work. 'Netgeners' with their reliance on social networking and instant messaging have added even greater impetus to the need for performance feedback. Feedback is integral to learning: it helps to develop skills, knowledge and confidence, and reinforces desired behaviours. It can reassure and thus reduce anxiety; and it can help people see the 'bigger picture', leading to greater alignment with organisational goals and needs. The Feedback Pocketbook encourages managers (and trainers) to use informal, formal and generative feedback as part of their day-to-day approach to motivating, managing and developing people. It explains how to construct and deliver feedback, and demonstrates how to use the underlying dynamics (explicit and implicit) to secure feedback acceptance.
Download or read book Manager s Pocketbook written by John Townsend and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manager's Pocketbook is aimed at team leaders, supervisors and people managers of all levels. The 5th edition of this popular title in the Pocketbook Series will be published in March 2014. Using the acronym POLCA, the pocketbook teaches the five essential management skills: 'P' for 'planning'; 'O' for 'organising'; 'L' for 'leading'; 'C' for 'coaching/correcting'; and, 'A' for 'achieving'. There is a separate chapter on each of these five skills, preceded by an overview of the manager's role. The Manager's Pocketbook is extensively illustrated and concisely presented, reflecting the lively, right-brained approach that author John Townsend has developed throughout his long career in helping managers excel and deal with the many challenges they face.
Download or read book Meetings Pocketbook written by Patrick Forsyth and published by Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Meetings Pocketbook reveals all the do's and don't's needed to make meetings successful. Updated and now in its 3rd edition, this popular pocketbook covers advance preparation, chairing, controlling discussions, effective participation and use of minutes. Essential reading for both organisers and participants. 'Don't arrange or attend another meeting without reading it', recommended one reader. A 'straightforward reminder of the rules' said another.
Download or read book Trainer s Pocketbook written by John Townsend and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trainer's Pocketbook - the title that launched Management Pocketbooks and with worldwide sales approaching 100,000 copies! - has been fully updated and is now available in its 11th edition. This best-seller takes a succinct, practical approach to all aspects of structuring and delivering a training course or workshop. It covers learning theory, learning environment, techniques for opening and closing the session, the right equipment and how to use it, preparation, delivery and group activities. Author John Townsend writes: "This new edition has been totally revised in light of the advances in training technology, especially in the audio-visual field, but retains all the still-valid classics that have made it a favourite with trainers all over the world for so many years. And in comes lots of fun interactive stuff you can do on the web in front of the class - dreams come true for veteran trainers like me!" "As always, this new edition of the Trainer's Pocketbook is a must-have resource for any traner. The new additions are insightful and complete an already indispensable guide to training practice. I love it!" Fabbio Grassi, Executtive Learning Director, IMI, Ireland
