The key themes and ideas in management, from A to Z and back again covered in 52 chapters. Aimed at anyone who is a line manager, project manager or who wants to learn more about management and leadership.
From the author of Coaching from A to Z and Back Again, this is ideal for anyone who wants to develop the management skills – of themselves and their employees. Whether you are a line or project manager in an organisation or a student who wants to learn more about management and leadership, this book is perfect for you.
Consisting of 52 short, accessible chapters from A to Z and back again, it combines discussion of key ideas, practical management tools and theoretical models. The topics discussed draw on the human and relationship aspects of management and cover the basics of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, leadership and change. Written in a clear and engaging format, this book provides you with a firm foundation in the theory and practice of management and encourages the development of self-management and leadership skills.
Table of Content
Introduction
FROM A TO Z …
Chapter 1: A Authenticity
Chapter 2: B Eric Berne and some ideas from Transactional Analysis
Chapter 3: C Coaching and mentoring
Chapter 4: D Delegation and micromanagement
Chapter 5: E Emotional intelligence
Chapter 6: F Fierce conversations
Chapter 7: G Growing people
Chapter 8: H Ron Heifetz and Adaptive Leadership
Chapter 9: I Influencing and power
Chapter 10: J Carl Jung and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Chapter 11: K John Kotter – Leadership is different from management
Chapter 12: L Leading with love
Chapter 13: M Managing meetings
Chapter 14: N Saying No – managing your time
Chapter 15: O Images of organisation
Chapter 16: P Performance and development reviews
Chapter 17: Q Questioning and playing back
Chapter 18: R Management as a relationship
Chapter 19: S Servant leadership
Chapter 20: T Managing a team
Chapter 21: U UN Sustainable Development Goals
Chapter 22: V Virtue ethics
Chapter 23: W Work-life balance
Chapter 24: X Theory X and theory Y
Chapter 25: Y Getting to Yes
Chapter 26: Z Zoom and hybrid working
AND BACK AGAIN …
Chapter 27: Z Zookeeping
Chapter 28: Y Your purpose and values
Chapter 29: X Generation X and Generation Y
Chapter 30: W Well-being in the workplace
Chapter 31: V Vision and strategy
Chapter 32: U Understanding context
Chapter 33: T Talent management
Chapter 34: S Shadow of the leader
Chapter 35: R Romance of leadership and followership
Chapter 36: Q Quiet leadership
Chapter 37: P Positive psychology
Chapter 38: O Organisational culture
Chapter 39: N National culture
Chapter 40: M Managing change
Chapter 41: L Listening
Chapter 42: K Creating institutional knowledge
Chapter 43: J John Adair’s Action Centred Leadership model
Chapter 44: I The inner game
Chapter 45: H Humility
Chapter 46: G Games people play
Chapter 47: F Giving, generating and gathering feedback
Chapter 48: E Handling emails
Chapter 49: D Decision making
Chapter 50: C Confidence
Chapter 51: B Business schools
Chapter 52: A Assertiveness
Index
About the author
Bob Thomson is a Professor at Warwick Business School. He has many years of experience working in leadership and management development in the energy industry and in higher education. He is accredited as a coach and supervisor by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, and is a qualified and experienced mediator. He has written eight previous books on coaching, managing people, and learning from experience. He is the editor of Critical Publishing’s Business in Mind series of books on mental well-being in the workplace.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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