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" Becoming a Master Manager is appropriate for management and organizational behavior courses that emphasize critical management skills that yield sound organizational results.Developed from both theory and empirical evidence, the text provides a compelling case for why managerial and leadership competencies are essential for employee engagement, effective communication, and sustainable organizational success.The competing values framework offers future managers a foundation for analyzing, understanding and executing the behavior that will achieve positive performance, productivity and profitability. "--
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Introduction: The Competing Values Approach to ManagementThe Evolution of Management ModelsThe Competing Values FrameworkOrganizing the Learning Process - ALAPACore Competency: Thinking CriticallyModule 1: Creating and Sustaining Commitment and CohesionCompetency 1-1 Understanding Self and OthersCompetency 1-2 Communicating Honestly and EffectivelyCompetency 1-3 Mentoring and Developing OthersCompetency 1-4 Managing Groups and Leading TeamsCompetency 1-5 Managing and Encouraging Constructive ConflictModule 2: Establishing and Maintaining Stability and ContinuityCompetency 2-1 Organizing Information FlowsCompetency 2-2 Working and Managing Across FunctionsCompetency 2-3 Planning and Coordinating ProjectsCompetency 2-4 Measuring and Monitoring Performance and QualityCompetency 2-5 Encouraging and Enabling ComplianceModule 3: Improving Productivity and Increasing ProfitabilityCompetency 3-1 Developing and Communicating a VisionCompetency 3-2 Setting Goals and ObjectivesCompetency 3-3 Motivating Self and OthersCompetency 3-4 Designing and OrganizingCompetency 3-5 Managing Execution and Driving for ResultModule 4: Promoting Change and Encouraging AdaptabilityCompetency 4-1 Using Power Ethically and EffectivelyCompetency 4-2 Championing and Selling New IdeasCompetency 4-3 Fueling and Fostering InnovationCompetency 4-4 Negotiating Agreement and CommitmentCompetency 4-5 Implementing and Sustaining ChangeConclusion: Integration and the Road to MasteryIntegration and Behavioral ComplexityHow Master Managers See the WorldThe Leveraging Power of LiftThe Never-ending Road to Mastery
