The manager's handbook : the five essential skills of management /
Dodson, David M.,
The manager's handbook : the five essential skills of management / David M. Dodson. - xiv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: five must-have skills from people who get things done -- Part I. Commitment to building a team -- Hire for outcomes -- The 100-day window -- Instant performance feedback -- The 360 review -- Coaching underperformance -- Breaking up is hard to do -- Never waste a last goodbye -- Part II. Fanatical custodian of time -- Activity is not progress -- Make your day to make your month -- Curing the digital disaster -- Seven steps to running a great meeting -- Delegating -- Part III. Willingness to seek and take advice -- Five questions -- Finding and using mentors -- Executive coaching -- A board of advisors -- Part IV. Setting and adhering to priorities -- Key performance indicators -- The operating plan -- Alignment through compensation -- Part V. An obsession with quality -- Quality drives profit -- Walk behind the tractor -- A vow to wow.
"An actionable strategy guide for busy professionals who want to level up their management game In When the Dog Catches the Car!, Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member, serial entrepreneur, and investor in over 100 companies, David Dodson, delivers an insightful work that describes, in highly practical detail, five skills every great manager needs to know if they want to get things done. Managers desperately want a crisp, how-to book that will show them--in one single title--the way to master the most important skills necessary to run an organization. When the Dog Catches the Car! organizes the five essential skills of effective implementation into one, simple-to-read, easy-to-use, book. When the Dog Catches the Car! is an essential playbook for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders interested in dramatically improving their ability to lead people and inspire loyalty."--
9781394174072
2023007774
Management.
Leadership.
HD31.2 / .D637 2023
658 / D668m
The manager's handbook : the five essential skills of management / David M. Dodson. - xiv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: five must-have skills from people who get things done -- Part I. Commitment to building a team -- Hire for outcomes -- The 100-day window -- Instant performance feedback -- The 360 review -- Coaching underperformance -- Breaking up is hard to do -- Never waste a last goodbye -- Part II. Fanatical custodian of time -- Activity is not progress -- Make your day to make your month -- Curing the digital disaster -- Seven steps to running a great meeting -- Delegating -- Part III. Willingness to seek and take advice -- Five questions -- Finding and using mentors -- Executive coaching -- A board of advisors -- Part IV. Setting and adhering to priorities -- Key performance indicators -- The operating plan -- Alignment through compensation -- Part V. An obsession with quality -- Quality drives profit -- Walk behind the tractor -- A vow to wow.
"An actionable strategy guide for busy professionals who want to level up their management game In When the Dog Catches the Car!, Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member, serial entrepreneur, and investor in over 100 companies, David Dodson, delivers an insightful work that describes, in highly practical detail, five skills every great manager needs to know if they want to get things done. Managers desperately want a crisp, how-to book that will show them--in one single title--the way to master the most important skills necessary to run an organization. When the Dog Catches the Car! organizes the five essential skills of effective implementation into one, simple-to-read, easy-to-use, book. When the Dog Catches the Car! is an essential playbook for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders interested in dramatically improving their ability to lead people and inspire loyalty."--
9781394174072
2023007774
Management.
Leadership.
HD31.2 / .D637 2023
658 / D668m