Becoming a manager
Subtitle: thoughts & tools for your transition : learning from experienced managers
By: Patrick Cunneen
Publisher: Oak Tree Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cork
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781904887737; 9781904887744; 9781904887850; 9781904887751
Subjects: Personnel management
Description: Across the world, being promoted to manager is seen as a validation of career success. Professionals who spend all of their college education learning about engineering or accountancy or law have spent their early years applying that learning as an individual contributor and have had little opportunity to study or practice being a manager and leading a team. Whether you work in industry, professional services, the public service, or not-for-profit organisations, the challenge of the transition into a management role cannot be underestimated. Not satisfied with drawing on his own extensive i.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: INTRODUCTION; The Focus of this Book; Who is this Book for?; PART 1 MAKING THE TRANSITION; CHAPTER 1 DIFFERENT JOB, DIFFERENT SKILLS; Letting Go; A Transition; The Dangers of a Two-Step Transition; The Hard Stuff is Easy, It's the Soft Stuff that's Hard; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2 ADVICE FOR EARLY ON; Becoming a Manager is Not a Sprint; Do Not Put Off the Obvious; Delegate and Empower; Employees are Different; title: Treat Them Differently; Listen Carefully; It is OK to Say "I do not Know"; Maintaining Close Friendships with Former Peers; Be Sure to Manage Up as Well as Down; Conclusion.; title: CHAPTER 3 IMPORTANT VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS FOR TRANSITIONBeing Authentic; Show Appreciation and Thanks; Accountability; Leading by Example; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 CREATING AND LEADING YOUR TEAM; It's All About Performance; Compliance or Commitment?; Conclusion; PART 2 A TOOL KIT OF PEOPLE MANAGEMENT SKILLS; CHAPTER 5 MANAGING THROUGH INFLUENCE; Trust and Reciprocity; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6 MANAGING YOURSELF; Effective Use of Time; Delegation; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7 ADDRESSING PERFORMANCE AND GIVING FEEDBACK; Giving Feedback; When to Give Feedback; Coaching; Addressing Poor Performance.; title: Giving Feedback; title: or Are You Bullying?Conclusion; CHAPTER 8 MANAGING TO LISTEN ... AND LISTENING TO MANAGE; Active Listening; Effective Dialogue; Meetings; E-mail May Be Communications; title: But Is It Listening?; Conclusion; CHAPTER 9 SELECTING GOOD PERFORMERS; Errors in Selection; Making Your Selection; Legal Matters; Conclusion; CHAPTER 10 MANAGING CHANGE; Change; Accepting Change; Barriers to Change; Change Is a Transition not an Event; Managing Change; Conclusion; CHAPTER 11 CONTINUING TO LEARN; How Do Managers Learn?; Complement Your Strengths and Weaknesses.