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Way or the Highway: The Micromanagement Survival Guide
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Over 70% of workers say that being micromanaged
has interfered with their job performance.
Is a micromanager the boss of you?
Don’t be a victim. Instead,
get real and responsive. If
you’re willing to take personal responsibility, there are plenty
of options for survival--not by “fixing” him, but by
exercising your own influence to defuse his disruptive behaviors.
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The
Bad Attitude Survival Guide
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In this highly practical guide, Harry Chambers
shoots straight from the hip, identifying the root causes of
anti-productive behavior, and providing managers with the tools to
diagnose problems, head off self-reinforcing patterns, and foster
a more cooperative and productive working environment . |
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No-Fear
Management
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No Fear Management tackles the problem of
what the authors dub "Third Reich Management." You'll
learn the signs of abusive management styles and how they can not
only destroy the morale of a company, but how they can decrease
its profits as well. Best of all, you'll learn how to drive
dysfunctional management out of your company and enjoy the results
of a positive work environment. |
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Getting
Promoted
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Getting Promoted is the rare
occupational-planning resource that doesn't insist that the grass
is always greener in the business park across the highway.
Chambers contends that many who move from company to company in
order to advance their careers would actually do better if they
stayed put and rededicated themselves to their existing positions.
He focuses on making the best of the present job "and reaping
the harvest from the field you have already cultivated, planted,
and nurtured." In fact, he cautions, "it may actually be
detrimental to your career to abandon your current efforts and
achievements just to start anew!". |
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Effective
Communication Skills for Scientific and Technical
Professionals
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The combined effects of flatter, more collaborative
organizational structures and the pressure to translate complex
and innovative ideas into action quickly, are demanding that
Technical Professionals- such as computer programmers, design
engineers, and R&D scientists- become better communicators and
managers. In this practical and accessible guide Harry Chambers
offers a wealth of strategies and tactics for succeeding in
today's dynamic workplace . |
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Finding,
Hiring, and Keeping Peak Performers
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Every manager or business owner knows that the most
precious commodity is talent. And it's a seller's market - with
both traditional corporations and "new economy"
start-ups vying fiercely for the best and the brightest. On the
front lines are managers, who are rarely trained in the finer
points of recruitment, but whose hiring decisions can make or
break the enterprise. Packed with step-by-step strategies and
featuring advice from practicing managers and HR professionals,
Finding, Hiring, and Keeping Peak Performers shows managers how to
win the talent war. |
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