How to Become a Master Manager - Competency Framework (3rd Edition)

Author: Quinn
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: "How to Be a Master Manager" is dedicated to helping readers master the practical management skills necessary for success in diverse and challenging environments. It guides readers in learning the eight interactive roles that a comprehensive and well-rounded manager should play: the director, the producer, the guide, the driver, the coordinator, the monitor, the innovator, and the broker. The following features of this book will help readers on their path to becoming outstanding managers: a unique approach to cultivating management capabilities, which has been widely used in corporate training and university-related course teaching in the United States. A distinctive competitive values framework encourages readers to rethink the competitive pressures and demands faced by managers. An effective five-step learning model (evaluate, learn, analyze, practice, and apply) helps readers train core leadership skills. Real-world management cases illustrate key concepts and provide an in-depth understanding of the roles managers undertake.