Essence of a Manager

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 is a succinct distillation of what this book is about. It is not a management manual and yet it is a map for navigation and a guide for behavior which can be valuable for practicing managers at all levels. It formulates a sound thesis to describe the qualities needed in a good manager and builds up from elemental qualities to develop a holistic view of a good manager. Nine fundamental attributes are proposed as being necessary and sufficient to describe a good manager. It is applied management philosophy for a thinking manager and deals with the fundamental drivers which lie deeper than language or culture and which control human behavior.

List 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.

Product details

• Authors: Krishna Pillai
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2014
• EAN: 9783642448089
• ISBN: 978-3-642-44808-9
• No. of pages: 175
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 302 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 175 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; B, Business, Leadership, Human Resource Management, Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Business & management, Business and Management, general, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel Management, Management science, Business Strategy and Leadership