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The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running Review

The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running
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Well written, to the point, easy to refer to and use . So helpful it should be kept on the desk top within easy reach for handy reference. Sure to have well worn pages. In particular, I found the section on process of active listening insightful and not the usual run of the mill
tips. This is an extremely useful guide.

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Thriving in the Workplace All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)) Review

Thriving in the Workplace All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))
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This is a neat combination of the practical and the human-centered. I am reluctant to use the word "spiritual" because that could imply a certain woo-woo flavor to the book. Rather, it's a terrific no-frills collection of business how-to's and straightforward guidance in managing oneself. It acknowledges the truth that I am the only one who can control myself and if I don't take care of myself I will be no good at work. There are great tips on managing stress, organizing, stretching, and even suggestions for the "coffee break" (how about fruit instead of coffee? What a concept!). And don't even call this "soft" skills. The authors deal with the hard stuff: Resolving conflict at work, delegating, goal setting and prioritizing, making presentations - the works. The book speaks to a wide audience of managers, employees, the self-employed - even students would benefit from it.
I found the checklists and self-evaluations relevant and engaging. The tools are presented in easy-to-follow formats. None of that complicated, uber-branded, theoretical stuff. The book is laid out such that I can go to the section of interest and gain a lot without having to read the whole book (good news since it's over 600 pages). Many useful websites are referenced. I am also quite intrigued by the blending of the thirteen authors' philosophies and tools. None of the seven books is attributed to any one author and those known to me pop through, throughout the book. This is the best all-in-one I've seen in a long time and is a wonderful addition to my library.

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Practical guidance on thriving-and surviving-in the workplace
Are you worried about losing your job? Are you retired but forced to re-enter the workforce to keep up with the rising cost of living? Do you find yourself lucky to have a job at all, no matter how difficult or unpleasant the environment may be? Thriving in the Workplace All-In-One For Dummies gives people of all ages, in any job, and in any type of workplace the information, tips, and advice needed to boost professional value, increase job security, and manage stress.
Inside this comprehensive book, you'll get friendly and practical guidance on dealing with a your boss; becoming self-motivated by setting effective goals; dealing with coworkers' attitudes; earning a better performance review, raise, or promotion; handling challenging customers; thriving amidst change; increasing morale and productivity; and much more!
Proven tips, tools, and techniques to help employees at all levels
Information on business ethics, negotiating, effective communication, success, and managing
The most comprehensive guide of its kind

Thriving in the Workplace All-In-One For Dummies is the ultimate career bible that will help you survive and thrive at work!

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Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code for Standout Performance Review

Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code for Standout Performance
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Many books come across my desk as a department chair, and I send most to junior faculty to read. I held on to this one because I couldn't put it down. Very well written. Flawlessly edited. Full of content and references to business. In my last book about leadership In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended On It (J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation) I wrote about high performing teams in high risk contexts. But Guttman's book has much broader applicability and is laser focused on teams--it will soon be a classic among leaders and managers. It's the best book I read all summer. Great Business Teams will find its way into my classroom, but I'm even more excited about applying the ideas in this book to the teams that I help lead. This one's a gem. Tom Kolditz

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Understand and decode the inner workings of great business teams with the more than 30 in-depth examples in Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code for Standout Performance. Author Howard Guttman examines and dissects teams at top-management, business-unit, and functional levels and isolates five key factors that drive team performance to offer you insight into the ways these teams achieve success. Using this book, go directly to the marketplace to scrutinize teams in a variety of industries, evaluating the challenges they face and the methods they choose to manage these challenges.

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Make Work Great: Super Charge Your Team, Reinvent the Culture, and Gain Influence One Person at a Time Review

Make Work Great:  Super Charge Your Team, Reinvent the Culture, and Gain Influence One Person at a Time
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In my thirty plus years as a trainer and consultant to leaders in a variety of companies, I have been constantly asked to recommend books that could help someone be a better leader or manager. Before now there has not been a single book that captures what I consider to be most, if not all, the essential keys to success. I have used these tools, taught these tools and, to have them all in one place, it is like getting a handbook to professional and organizational success.
Steve Overcashier
OD & Training Manager
Copart, Inc.


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One person really can make a difference--learn how to be that one WHO WILL make your organization the best it can be.
Award-winning author of Four Secrets to Liking Your WorkInternational Society for Performance Improvement2010 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER
"A quick read with high ROI. This will turn anyone into a culture builder, anywhere in the organization." -- Roy White , Director of Operations,Semiconductor Capital Equipment Company
"A must read for anyone contemplating starting up a new business and for CEOs and leaders of established corporations." -- Terry Sullivan, Director of Production, MemPro Ceramics
"Combines storytelling with evidence-based content in a solid organizational change approach." -- Darlene Van Tiem , Ph.D., CPT, CPLP , President, ISPI
"Never before has an author so cleverly balanced pragmatism with optimism to describe organizational norms as opportunities for personal empowerment." -- Paul Nieminen, Director of OD , UPS
"The convergence of in-depth analytical research andpractical everyday application." -- Dr. Donald E. Conklin, Vice President, United Corporate Services, Inc.
Got ten minutes a day? -- Then you can create a more successful, more collaborative business culture!
As a manager, you've tried to keep things positive, but nothing seems to work. You can't control the economy, what's going on in your employees' lives, or other factors--so what can you do to build and sustain a winning culture in your workplace?
Whether you are a mid-level manager or a senior executive, Make Work Great offers the blueprint for building a positive, motivating, and productive workplace in any kind of organization. In this definitive guide fortoday's multicultural, decentralized business environment, Ed Muzio, award-winning author, internationally recognized workplace improvement expert, and consultant, delivers state-of-the-art analysis, advice and guidance, and scores of team-building and motivation exercises that you andyour staff can do in ten minutes a day--without disrupting routines or interrupting important business.
You can't force others to change, but you can control what you do and with whom you engage at work to:
Build a positive outlook, one-on-one
Enlist a network within your organization to improve your business culture
Strengthen peer relationships and improve problem-solving capabilities
Take back control of workplace morale and efficiency
Inspire others to support, encourage, and collaborate with their team members

There are lots of excuses given for why businessesfail to make the most of their most valuable resource--the people whose work creates the value that drives the bottom line. With Make Work Great, you hold in your hands the key to unlocking your people's potential to exceed expectations, creating synergies out of the disparate talents and abilities they bring to the table, and makingyour business better able to anticipate opportunities and respond to challenges.
Edward G. Muzio is president and CEO of Group Harmonics and is the award-winning author of Four Secrets to Liking Your Work: You May Not Need to Quit to Get the Job You Want. An expert in workplace improvement and its relationship to individual enjoyment, Muzio has been featured on Fox Business Network, CBS, and other national media, and he has been cited in many publications including the New York Post, the Austin American Statesman, and Spirit magazine. With clients ranging from single life coaches to Fortune 500 giants, he educates and advises workers and leaders at all levels. Prior to founding Group Harmonics, Mr. Muzio was President and Executive Director of a human services organization, and a trainer and developer of leaders at Intel Corporation and the Sematech technology consortium. His accomplishments include leadership of a worldwide technology infrastructure program, a nationally-recognized engineering development organization, and a local community outreach startup program. He lives in Albuquerque, NM. For more information visit www.makeworkgreat.com.

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Seeking the Calm in the Storm: Managing Chaos in Your Business Life Review

Seeking the Calm in the Storm: Managing Chaos in Your Business Life
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People are very aware of the need to physically relax, take a vacation, treat yourself to a message - anything to breakup the physical demands of the day. This book is the for the mind - rejuvenation and perspective. A refresher course on how quickly we have transformed from stability in our lives to information overload and around-the-clock access. If you would like to STOP for a moment and apply thoughtful analysis to your workday and find perspective on what's happening to transform our lives - read this book. I have found so many ways to apply what I've read to my business and personal life.

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Common-Sense Workplace Mentoring: A do-it-yourself system for strengthening your business . . . one person at a time Review

Common-Sense Workplace Mentoring: A do-it-yourself system for strengthening your business . . . one person at a time
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Susan deGrandpré has produced a slim volume that is thick in savvy content about how organizations are strengthened by the one-to-one learning process known as mentoring. Other books on this topic make it look like mentoring is a fairly strange activity that needs layers of persuasion and logical leaps before anyone would seriously consider it. Ms. deGrandpré makes clear that mentoring is among our species most natural involvements. She made me think of ancient social groups where it is the norm for an "old pro" guiding the neophyte through the various rituals and learnings necessary achieve the fullness of mature adulthood.
Building on this familiar and deeply human way of relating, she begins by defining the roles of mentor and mentee. Next, she describes the mentoring system including the contract for learning. She then takes on the individual mentee and the "infinite combinations of characteristics and circumstances that create each person's uniqueness. (p. 43)" Using up to date research on individual differences, she enables the aspiring mentor to tailor a mentoring program to the learning and communicating styles of the mentee. She finally addresses the ever present issue of maintaining mentoring motivation, and then she applies the concepts to individuals in teams. A brief final chapter encourages the spread of the mentoring spirit into the organization.
Throughout the book, Ms. deGrandpré utilizes clear and well established models to enhance the themes she takes on and help the reader make practical applications. The "Six Building Blocks of Workplace Mentoring" create the framework for successful mentoring. Then there's the "SMART" method of goal-setting; the "Mentoring Style Preferences" rooted in the Jungian theory of types;the "core learning methods"; and the GOLD process for giving direct feedback. The models are presented succinctly, practically, and they are accompanied by specific practice exercises to reinforce learning.
The book is fast-paced. The writing style is so vivid and intimate that you look up expecting to see Ms. deGrandpré in the chair next to you. Then you realize you have to settle for the book, which really is the next best thing!
In fact, the only criticism I have about the volume is that it had to end.

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