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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: A. FurnhamPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9781137273864ISBN 10: 1137273860 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 29 October 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsA Good Send-Off A Victim of Downsizing A Work Prenup Acting the Part Action and Reaction Alumni Activities Assessing Management Potential Boss Intolerance Capacity and Performance Change Computer Pains Cupid among the Cubicles Don't Feed the Trolls Double De-Motivation Early Adaptors Entrepreneurial Managers Expatocracy Fashion Victims Female Negotiators Gendered Working in Job Ads Green Work Place Hourly Payments How to Get a Job Hypocrisy at work I'm OK Journeys To Work Leap Year Antics Motivating Your Staff Mystery Shoppers Negotiation Skills Off Duty Passive Aggressiveness Pathetic Prizes Pay at Work Real Merit Pay Relationship Building Religion at Work Retail Detail Rigour vs. Relevance Safety at Work Sconsable Offences Self-Awareness Serious Assessment Sex at Work Silocitus Smells At Work Splitting at Work Staff Surveys Survey Results Switching Off After Work The Dark Side of Happiness The Importance of Conscientiousness The Marshmallow Test The Personality of Referees The Powerof Priming The Undeserving Rich They F**k You Up, Your Supervisor and Boss Truth in Interviews Under and Over Staffed Why Go to University? Why Change Programmes Don't Work Willpower Work and Longevity Workaholism You're So VainReviews'To read The Engaging Manager is to find yourself faced with a smorgasbord of titillation; at one and the same time, witty and deeply challenging. The collection of essays takes you on a journey through a kaleidoscope of thought-provoking concepts. As you read, you are enticed into questioning yourself; to challenge the thoughts and drivers behind your own attitudes and behaviours; to see yourself as others see you. In order to answer the question 'Am I a good and motivational manager?', pick up the challenge, and read this book.' Paul K. Winter, Director, The Worldly Leadership Foundation 'In a world where information must be in short bursts to get traction, be that binary code or sound bites, it's great to have key lessons from the real world of management delivered so effectively and succinctly and in a way that together forms a roadmap for personal and professional success.' Chris Roebuck, Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership, Cass Business School London and former Global Head of Leadership, UBS 'What makes a good manager? Read this collection of essays and find out...I recommend this book to all those hoping to develop their practice and career.' - Greta McGough, Nursing Standard 'To read The Engaging Manager is to find yourself faced with a smorgasbord of titillation; at one and the same time, witty and deeply challenging. The collection of essays takes you on a journey through a kaleidoscope of thought-provoking concepts. As you read, you are enticed into questioning yourself; to challenge the thoughts and drivers behind your own attitudes and behaviours; to see yourself as others see you. In order to answer the question 'Am I a good and motivational manager?', pick up the challenge, and read this book.' Paul K. Winter, Director, The Worldly Leadership Foundation 'In a world where information must be in short bursts to get traction, be that binary code or sound bites, it's great to have key lessons from the real world of management delivered so effectively and succinctly and in a way that together forms a roadmap for personal and professional success.' Chris Roebuck, Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership, Cass Business School London and former Global Head of Leadership, UBS 'What makes a good manager? Read this collection of essays and find out...I recommend this book to all those hoping to develop their practice and career.' - Greta McGough, Nursing Standard 'To read The Engaging Manager is to find yourself faced with a smorgasbord of titillation; at one and the same time, witty and deeply challenging. The collection of essays takes you on a journey through a kaleidoscope of thought-provoking concepts. As you read, you are enticed into questioning yourself; to challenge the thoughts and drivers behind your own attitudes and behaviours; to see yourself as others see you. In order to answer the question 'Am I a good and motivational manager?', pick up the challenge, and read this book.' -Paul K. Winter, Director, The Worldly Leadership Foundation 'In a world where information must be in short bursts to get traction, be that binary code or sound bites, it's great to have key lessons from the real world of management delivered so effectively and succinctly and in a way that together forms a roadmap for personal and professional success.' -Chris Roebuck, Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership, Cass Business School London and former Global Head of Leadership, UBS 'What makes a good manager? Read this collection of essays and find out...I recommend this book to all those hoping to develop their practice and career.' - Greta McGough, Nursing Standard 'To read The Engaging Manager is to find yourself faced with a smorgasbord of titillation; at one and the same time, witty and deeply challenging. The collection of essays takes you on a journey through a kaleidoscope of thought-provoking concepts. As you read, you are enticed into questioning yourself; to challenge the thoughts and drivers behind your own attitudes and behaviours; to see yourself as others see you. In order to answer the question 'Am I a good and motivational manager?', pick up the challenge, and read this book.' -Paul K. Winter, Director, The Worldly Leadership Foundation 'In a world where information must be in short bursts to get traction, be that binary code or sound bites, it's great to have key lessons from the real world of management delivered so effectively and succinctly and in a way that together forms a roadmap for personal and professional success.' -Chris Roebuck, Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership, Cass Business School London and former Global Head of Leadership, UBS Author InformationADRIAN FURNHAM is Professor of Psychology at University College, London, UK. He is also an Adjunct Professor at BI: the Norwegian School of Management. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals, has received many awards, and has been recognized for the past 20 years as the most productive European psychologist. He is the author of over 1,000 journal articles and more than 70 books, including successful, popular management books. He acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including HM Government, Emirates Airways, major banks and also a number of multinational corporations. He writes a regular column in The Sunday Times and is a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television. He confesses to being a well-adjusted workaholic who cycles to work and does not have a mobile phone. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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