Time to Lead: The Ultimate Guide to Employee Engagement - Softcover

Cohen, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1886624844 ISBN 13: 9781886624849

Publisher: Creative Health Care Management, 2011

Synopsis

A back-to-basics approach to employee engagement, Time to Lead provides common sense leadership practices for busy leaders like you. It is a practical resource on how to address your administrative responsibilities while increasing your presence with employees and customers. Each goal focused exercise and self-assessment tool comes directly from the collective experiences of leaders like you. By practicing Time to Lead principles, you will enhance your ability to: Align your activities with your professional values and work unit priorities; Spend quality time with your employees and customers; Develop a cohesive team where employees effectively communicate within and between work units; Ensure employee understanding and acceptance of team goals, roles, policies and resources; Teach employees the difference between problems (that can be solved) and realities (outside of your control); Conduct results oriented meetings where employees constructively participate in decision making; and Hire and retain those employees who demonstrate high Emotional Intelligence (E.Q.).

About this title

About the Author

Mike Cohen is a nationally recognized workshop leader and consultant specializing in leadership and team development, organizational communications, employee relations, conflict management and customer service.

He has taught Interpersonal Communications, Group Process and Organizational Behavior at Northwestern, Roosevelt and Dominican Universities, and conducts leadership effectiveness programs for organizations throughout the United States.
Mike served as Director of Employee Relations and Development and Vice President of Human Resources at Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, for 12 years. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies from Northwestern University.

He is the author of numerous articles and three previous books, On-the-Job Survival Guide, What You Accept is What You Teach: Setting Standards for Employee Accountability and The Power of Self Management: Pride and Professionalism for a Successful Career.

Edition details

• Publisher: Creative Health Care Management
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1886624844
• ISBN 13: 9781886624849
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240