Mind Tools for Managers: 100 Ways to Be a Better Boss - Hardcover

Manktelow, James; Birkinshaw, Associate Professor Of Strategy & International Management Julian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119374472 ISBN 13: 9781119374473

Publisher: Wiley, 2018

Synopsis

The manager's must-have guide to excelling in all aspects of the job

Mind Tools for Managers helps new and experienced leaders develop the skills they need to be more effective in everything they do. It brings together the 100 most important leadership skills―as voted for by 15,000 managers and professionals worldwide―into a single volume, providing an easy-access solutions manual for people wanting to be the best manager they can be. Each chapter details a related group of skills, providing links to additional resources as needed, plus the tools you need to put ideas into practice. Read beginning-to-end, this guide provides a crash course on the essential skills of any effective manager; used as a reference, its clear organization allows you to find the solution you need quickly and easily.

Success in a leadership position comes from results, and results come from the effective coordination of often competing needs: your organization, your client, your team, and your projects. These all demand time, attention, and energy, and keeping everything running smoothly while making the important decisions is a lot to handle. This book shows you how to manage it all, and manage it well, with practical wisdom and expert guidance.

• Build your ideal team and keep them motivated
• Make better decisions and boost your strategy game
• Manage both time and stress to get more done with less
• Master effective communication, facilitate innovation, and much more

Managers wear many hats and often operate under a tremendously diverse set of job duties. Delegation, prioritization, strategy, decision making, communication, problem solving, creativity, time management, project management and stress management are all part of your domain. Mind Tools for Managers helps you take control and get the best out of your team, your time, and yourself.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Being the boss is hard. You know this, and perhaps you've looked for ways to improve your skillset before. You've read about the genius leaders of our time with grand visions and disruptive companies, as well as the dozens of traits, tricks, and secrets that all promise results. This book offers none of that. Mind Tools for Managers is a tool belt for bosses--those pragmatic people who need to get the best work out of their teams under imperfect circumstances.

The effective boss is able to inspire people with a compelling soft-skills set and stay on top of the practical details to enable the team to reach its goals. No single strategy or tool can make that happen, which is why this comprehensive, go-to resource offers the 100 most important management and leadership skills you need to be a great boss. Based on research with 15,242 business leaders worldwide, each chapter provides succinct, step-by-step explanations of each skill, along with links to expanded coverage and self-guided exercises on the MindTools.com website. This convenient format allows you to quick-reference every proficiency in order to find the tool you need without spending too much time researching individual techniques.

The widely respected authorial team of James Manktelow and Julian Birkinshaw puts a perfectly relevant balance of illuminating theory and real-world best practices at your fingertips. This versatile access key gives you all the tools you need to:

• Build your individual skillset of confidence, playing to your strengths, and maintaining a productive mindset--all while managing your big picture of time management, personal health, and career goals
• Flawlessly get things done with the research-based collection of dependable tools for solving problems, making smart decisions, and fueling your team's creativity and innovation
• Understand the science behind human motivation and behavior in order to hire, develop, and sustain high- performing teams
• Get a bird's eye view of your company's place in the industry, brand yourself within your organization, and discover opportunities to drive change

Most managers don't get adequately trained for the position, but now every manager can be the type of boss who makes a difference with Mind Tools for Managers.

From the Back Cover:

PRAISE FOR MIND TOOLS FOR MANAGERS

"Many books on management suffer from the 'Silver bullet' syndrome, focusing on one important technique as the solution to all our management problems. This book, in contrast, focuses on the fact that being a good boss is about mastering many, many disciplines. And while that may appear intimidating, this easy read book does an outstanding job in giving practical advice on how to master these disciplines better."
―Mads Nipper, Group President, Grundfos A/S

"Mind Tools for Managers is an essential guide to anyone working in management today. It provides a clear playbook for how to tackle all the day-to-day challenges managers face at work, expressed in simple, jargon-free language."
―Judy McReynolds, Chairman, President and CEO, ArcBest Corporation

"Mind Tools for Managers provides a complete and invaluable toolkit for busy managers trying to solve problems outside their immediate expertise. Replete with essential models and exercises, this handy reference is a must-have on your bookshelf."
―Herminia Ibarra, The Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour

"How do you get to be a better boss? There's no quick fix. But small shifts can have a big impact. This book provides a clear, well-structured guide to help you understand and practice the necessary skills. The authors use their experience and familiarity with the research to provide what should become the standard guide for all those wanting to improve their leadership skills and managerial performance."
―Rob Goffee, coauthor of Why Should Anyone be Led by You?

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1119374472
• ISBN 13: 9781119374473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272