Essence of a Manager

• Main Author: Pillai, Krishna (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Leadership.; Personnel management.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Human Resource Management.; Business and Management, general.

What makes a “good” manager? This is a book by a manager about managers but it is not just for managers. It is for anyone and for everyone who is interested in the way people – and not just managers - behave and function around the world. Based on actual experience the title “Essence of a Manager” i...

Table of Contents:

• Forewords
•  Preface
• 1. The “manager” as a species 2. Have the power, do the thing
• 3. “A Daniel come to judgment”
• 4. Communication: hearing what isn't said
• 5. Inescapable networks and relationships of mutuality
• 6. The strength of ten
• 7. The red badge of courage
• 8. “Praise loudly, blame softly”: The art of motivation
• 9. “No confidence without integrity
• 10. A touch of class “A man for all seasons” Classy is as classy does.