Shortlisted in the Management & Leadership Textbook Category at CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2016 Instructors
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A practical handbook for making management great again Managing for Happiness offers a complete set of practices for more effective management that makes work fun Work & fun are not polar opposites; they're two sides of the same coin & making the workplace a pleasant place to be keeps employees motivated & keeps customers coming back for more It's not about gimmicks or 'perks' that disrupt productivity; it's about finding the passion that drives your business & making it contagious This book provides tools games & practices that put joy into work with practical real-world guidance for empowering workers & delighting customers These aren't break time exploits or downtime amusements they're real solutions for common management problems Define roles & responsibilities create meaningful team metrics & replace performance appraisals with something more useful An organization's culture rests on the back of management & this book shows you how to create change for the better Somewhere along the line people collectively started thinking that work is work & fun is something you do on the weekends This book shows you how to transform your organization into a place with enthusiastic Monday mornings Redefine job titles & career paths Motivate workers & measure team performance Change your organization's culture Make management & work fun again Modern organizations expect everyone to be servant leaders & systems thinkers but nobody explains how To survive in the 21st century companies need to dig past the obvious & find what works What keeps top talent? What inspires customer loyalty? The answer is great management which inspires great employees who then provide a great customer experience Managing for Happiness is a practical handbook for achieving organizational greatness ...

Managing Human Behavior in Public & Nonprofit Organizations helps you understand manage & influence the behaviour of others in the workplace Taking an action-oriented approach the authors use real-world circumstances within public & non-profit organisations to illustrate key concepts Important topics such as stress decision making motivation leadership communication teams & change give you a foundational understanding of the basic issues that affect human behaviour In addition to new cases & examples from the public & non-profit sectors this edition features new material on leadership & organisational change cultural diversity & generational diversity & positive organisational behaviour NEW TO THIS EDITIONNew material on leadership & organisational change build your critical management & leadership skills so you can act effectively & responsibly under real -world pressures Expanded coverage of cultural diversity helps you understand communicate with & effectively interact with people across cultures as well as work with varying cultural beliefs & schedules Expanded coverage of positive organisational behaviour

Includes:: the latest research & findings that demonstrate the successful implementation of positive psychology in the workplace New cases examples self-assessments & exercises bring concepts to life with relevant ways to practice & improve your management skills A companion website will be available for lecturers at studysagepubcomdenhardt 4e featuring additional teaching resources

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Managing Innovation is an established bestselling text for MBA MSc & advanced undergraduate courses on innovation management management of technology new product development & entrepreneurship It is also widely used by managers in both the services & manufacturing sectors Now in its fifth edition Managing Innovation has been fully revised & now comes with a fully interactive e-book housing an impressive array of videos cases exercises & tools to bring innovation to life The book is also accompanied by the Innovation Portal at wwwinnovation-portalinfo which contains an extensive collection of additional digital resources for both lecturers & students Features The Research Notes & Views from the Front Line feature boxes strengthen the evidence-based & practical approach making this a must read for anyone studying or working within innovation The Innovation Portal wwwinnovation-portalinfo is an essential resource for both student & lecturer &

Includes:: the Innovation Toolkit a fully searchable array of practical innovation tools along with a compendium of cases exercises tools & videos The interactive e-book that accompanies the text provides enriched content to deepen the readers understanding of innovation concepts

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Situations & systems are easier to change than the human condition
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Everything you need to harness Millennial potential Managing Millennials For Dummies is the field guide to people-management in the modern workplace Packed with insight advice personal anecdotes & practical guidance this book shows you how to manage your Millennial workers & teach them how to manage themselves You'll learn just what makes them tick they're definitely not the workers of yesteryear & how to uncover the deeply inspirational talent they have hiding not far below the surface Best practices & proven strategies from Google Netflix Linked In & other top employers provide real-world models for effective management & new research on first-wave versus second-wave Millennials helps you parse the difference between your new hires & more experienced workers You'll learn why flex time social media dress code & organizational structure are shifting & answer the all-important question why won't they use the phone? Millennials are the product of a different time with different values different motivations & different wants & in the US they now make up the majority of the workforce This book shows you how to bring out their best & discover just how much they're really capable of Learn how Millennials are changing the way work gets done Understand new motivations attitudes values & drive Recruit motivate engage & retain incredible emerging talent Discover the keys to optimal Millennial management The pop culture narrative would have us believe that Millennials are entitled lazy spoiled brats but the that couldn't be further from the truth They are the generation of change highly adaptive bright & quick to take on a challenge Like any generation of workers performance lies in management if you're not getting what you need from your Millennials it's time to learn how to lead them the way they need to be led Managing Millennials For Dummies is your handbook for allowing them to exceed your expectations ...

This book is about the beginning of Sir Alex's football career until the year 20001999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson
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We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity with ambition drive & talent you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out But with opportunity comes responsibility Companies today aren't managing their knowledge workers careers Instead you must be your own chief executive officer That means it's up to you to carve out your place in the world & know when to change course & it's up to you to keep yourself engaged & productive during a career that may span some 50 years In Managing Oneself Peter Drucker explains how to do it The keys Cultivate a deep understanding of yourself by identifying your most valuable strengths & most dangerous weaknesses; Articulate how you learn & work with others & what your most deeply held values are; & Describe the type of work environment where you can make the greatest contribution Only when you operate with a combination of your strengths & self-knowledge can you achieve true & lasting excellence Managing Oneself identifies the probing questions you need to ask to gain the insights essential for taking charge of your career Peter Drucker was a writer teacher & consultant His 34 books have been published in more than 70 languages He founded the Peter F Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management & counseled 13 governments public services institutions & major corporations ...

Now in its second edition Managing Organizational Change provides students with an insightful overview of change management that realistically reflects the needs of organizations today to respond to include & empower their employees ...

Hundreds of thousands of readers have found help & hope for getting their lives back from chronic pain in this empowering workbook Top pain specialist & physician Margaret A Caudill spells out 10 steps that can radically change the way pain sufferers feel--both physically & emotionally From finding the best treatments to coping with flareups solving everyday problems & harnessing the power of relaxation techniques the book is packed with tested solutions that users can tailor to their own needs The fully updated fourth edition incorporates important advances in pain management & mind-body medicine It features new content on mindfulness a " Quick Skill" section in each chapter with simple exercises that can have an immediate impact updated supplementary reading & resources (including smartphone apps) & more Practical tools include MP3 audio downloads & easy-to-use worksheets that purchasers can now download & print ...