Deals with 'what, when and why'; with policies and decisions; opportunities and risks, structures and strategies; staffing, compensation and rewards. In addition to managers in various types of business, this title is intended for lecturers and students of management and business studies.

This work tackles the primary issue that CEOs and all organizational leaders must address: the key to organizational success lies in organizational health. The author identifies four simple principles to guide organizations in the process of developing and maintaining healthy organization.

Discusses why your emotional intelligence is more important than your IQ.

How to apply the key techniques learnt in One-Minute Manager. This is the companion to the original blockbuster bestseller which has transformed businesses around the world.

Provides the management system for companies to invest in the long term - in customers, in employees, in product development, and in systems - rather than managing the bottom line to pump up short-term earnings. This title attempts to change the way you measure and manage your business.

CEO Louis V. Gerstner Jr.'s memoir about the extraordinary turnaround of IBM and his transformation of the company into the industry leader of the computer age -- the great American business story of our time.

Do you want to be more successful at work? Do you want to improve your chances of promotion? Do you want to get on better with your colleagues? This work demonstrates that emotional intelligence at work matters twice as much as cognitive abilities such as IQ or technical expertise.

Corporate and commercial software-development teams all want solutions for one important problem how to get their high-pressure development schedules under control. In RAPID DEVELOPMENT, author Steve McConnell addresses that concern head-on with overall strategies, specific best practices, and valuable tips that help shrink and control development schedules and keep projects moving. Inside, you ..

Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision-makers in our homes, offices and in everyday life.

Helps rookie managers handle their new responsibilities. This book covers essential management topics, from managing time and stress, to motivating and counseling employees. It gives readers material on topics including: building trust and confidence; being an active listener; motivating others; and, conducting performance appraisals.

Whether you are the owner of your own small business, a middle manager in a mid-sized company, or the CEO of a multinational, this book aims to show you how to improve your profits and productivity, following the principles of the Deming management method.

Traces the experiences of 19 new managers over the course of their first year in a managerial capacity and analyzes their expectations, their subordinates and their superiors. The new managers also describe how they reframed their understanding of their roles and responsibilities.

Identifies the key success factors in managing performance. This book deals with: what must be done to make the organization perform, prosper and grow - what the executive, the maker of decisions, must do to move the enterprise forward. It is useful for students of management as well as executives in industry and commerce.

Offers a framework for transition acceleration that will help leaders diagnose their situations, craft winning transition strategies, and take charge quickly. This book shows how to learn about new organizations, build teams, create coalitions, secure early wins, and lay the foundation for longer-term success.

The totally revised edition of a groundbreaking bestseller, first published in 1986, provides information and guidance in starting and maintaining a small business or franchise in the 1990s.

It's not a raise that motivates an employee, and it's not a promotion - what really sparks a person to perform are those intangible, unexpected gestures that signify real appreciation for a job well done. This edition tells how companies are using rewards and recognitions to boost productivity and keep their valued employees happy.

Aims to reshape how we think about organization and management. This book is useful for students and business leaders. An accompanying CD-ROM contains instructor's resources to aid classroom teaching.

Organizations are a part of everyday life. This text argues that the key to successful organizations lies in a better understanding of the needs and motivations of the people within them. It includes a 'dictionary' of the key concepts - culture, motivations, leadership, role-playing, co-ordinating and consultation.

Drawn from 3,000 years of the history of power, this guide helps readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli learnt the hard way.