Management Matters - From the Humdrum to the Big Decisions

How did Bill Clinton get his party to take him seriously again after the sex scandal story broke? Who was the manager behind Edmund Hillary's ascent of Mount Everest? Why could taking a nap after lunch be your route to a more productive day?

This engaging and entertaining book takes a fresh, honest approach and explores what it's really like to be a manager. It addresses the kinds of issues managers face on a daily basis, from prioritising their time and balancing a team, to recruiting new staff and managing the numbers.

Written by Philip Delves Broughton, FT journalist and bestselling author of What They Teach You at Harvard Business School, this book is jam packed with titillating case studies and anecdotes from the very best and worst managers, including everyone from Bill Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg to Alex Ferguson and Roger Federer.

"for most of us, our days are more like splat-the-rat, flailing at problems as they emerge, hoping that one good wallop does the trick, but fearing that nothing is ever well and truly solved"
Management Matters, Philip Delves-Broughton

List of contents

Introduction: What is Management? 
 
Ch 1 Managing Yourself 
   Taking a Personal Audit
   Focusing on What You Can Control
   De-cluttering
   Taking Care of Yourself
   Being Effective
   Finding Your Motivation
   Knowing Yourself
   Working with What You’ve Got
   Combating Performance Anxiety
   Trusting Your Own Judgement
   Doing What Feels Right
   Moving the Flywheel of Success
   Top 10 Tips for Managing Yourself
 
Ch 2 Managing Others
   Hiring for Tomorrow
   Hiring Junior Staff
   Hiring Other Managers
   Jagged Resumes, Talent that Whispers and Talent that Shouts
   Getting Past Stereotype and Charisma
   Managing Teams
   Managing Clever People
   Using Perverse Incentives
   Motivating People
   Keeping it Simple
   Handling Crisis Junkies
   Learning from Hedge Funds
   Don’t Compete, Co-operate
   Dealing with Complainers
   Managing Social Networks
   Managing Performance
   Dismissing Staff
   Earning Trust
   Nurturing Creativity
   Top 10 Tips for Managing People
 
Ch 3 Managing Processes 
   Learning from Toyotas Production System
   Starting Lean and Staying Lean
   Death by Powerpoint: Sharing Information
   Getting the Most Out of Meetings
   Mastering the Art of Negotiation
   Fostering Innovation
   Creating a Networked Environment
   Top 10 Tips for Managing Processes
 
Ch 4 Managing Numbers
   Finding Value in What You Know
   Managing for Value
   Ignoring the Facts
   Managing Risk
   Focusing on Relevance Rather Than Rules
   Top 10 Tips forManaging Numbers
 
Ch 5 Managing Change
   Managers vs. Leaders
   Observing the Unintended Effects of Change
   Overcoming Resistance
   Avoiding Common Mistakes
   Turning Conflict into Creativity
   Developing a Vision
   Harnessing the Power of Stories
   Achieving Cultural Continuity
   Managing Disruptive Change
   Top 10 Tips for Managing Change
 
Ch 6 Managing Strategy
   Understanding Strategy
   Managing Open Innovation
   Managing Failure
   Managing Success
   Top 10 Tips for Managing Strategy
 
Conclusion

About the author

Philip Delves Broughton is the author of the international bestseller What They Teach You at Harvard Business School: MyTwo Years in the Cauldron of Capitalism. The Wall Street Journalcalled it “horrifying and very funny” and The Financial Times“entertaining and absorbing.” He has a BA from Oxford, an MBA from the Harvard Business School, served as New York and Paris correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and writes regularly for The Financial Times.
Philip is also a blogger and his posts can be viewed at www.philipdelvesbroughton.com

Summary

How did Bill Clinton get his party to take him seriously again after the sex scandal story broke? Who was the manager behind Edmund Hillary’s ascent of Mount Everest? Why could taking a nap after lunch be your route to a more productive day?
 
This engaging and entertaining book takes a fresh, honest approach and explores what it’s really like to be a manager. It addresses the kinds of issues managers face on a daily basis, from prioritising their time and balancing a team, to recruiting new staff and managing the numbers.
 
Written by Philip Delves Broughton, FT journalist and bestselling author of What They Teach You at Harvard Business School, this book is jam packed with titillating case studies and anecdotes from the very best and worst managers, including everyone from Bill Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg to Alex Ferguson and Roger Federer.
 
“for most of us, our days are more like splat-the-rat, flailing at problems as they emerge, hoping that one good wallop does the trick, but fearing that nothing is ever well and truly solved”
Management Matters, Philip Delves-Broughton

Product details

• Authors: Philip Delves Broughton, Philip Delves Broughton, Phillip Delves-Broughton
• Publisher: FT Publishing International
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9780273781356
• ISBN: 978-0-273-78135-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 213 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 350 g
• Series: Financial Times Series; Financial Times Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management