Managing Genius: Master the art of managing people

by Denny Long

Overview

The author researched highly successful senior managers to discover what is behind their Managing Genius and boiled down the common denominators to provide essentials for managing excellence. Managing Genius features everything you need to manage people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936487318
Publisher:	Franklin Green Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	11/15/2015
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Real business managing experience.

Denny has 20+ years working as an HR Leader in Fortune 100 companies and Seattle high tech start-ups.

His first career was in engineering.
Masters in HR and Masters in Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Undergraduate in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Hands-on experience building organizations and all areas HR.

As HR leader, he built the AT&T Fixed Wireless initiative, Project Angel, from scratch to a full business unit in ten states. Previously he was HR Director for a software division and HR Manager for a unionized pulp and paper mill. He is an expert in managing companies

and people. He has hands-on experience building organizations and all areas HR.

First job managing people.

Drilling and Blasting Crew Leader at an open pit mining operation in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Table of Contents

Sarah's Question 7

A Meeting with Emily 11

Finding Managing Genius 15

1 Plan and Set Up Work 23

2 Expectations and Responsibility 47

3 Recognize and Champion 79

4 Feedback 109

5 Guideback 139

6 Captain of the Ship 165

7 Value People 203

8 The Adult Way 221

9 Individual Approach 251

10 Workplace Relationships 273

Appendix 303

Editorial Reviews

"Managing Genius is the whole picture for becoming an exceptional people manager."
—Lois Hedg-pethformer EVP at Frontier Communications,COO at Direct Energy, and Regional President at AT&T Wireless

"Denny demonstrated his expertise by building a startup wireless business to 1,000+ great employees."
—Nick Kauser, wireless industry pioneer. Former CTO and co-founder of Clearwire,EVP and CTO at AT&T Wireless, CTO at McCaw Cellular, and CTO at Rogers Cantel

"This captures what highly successful leaders do to bring out the best in their people."
—Mary Jesse, former CEO and founder of Ivy Talk, VP Engineering at AT&T Wireless, VP Engineering at McCaw Cellular

"Managing Genius is seriously researched and filled with original work."

—Stacy Cheuvront, VP Human Resources at Winshuttle, and former VP HR and Corporate Training, Play Network

"The secret ingredient in successful companies is filling the org chart with Managing Genius."

—Najmi Jarwala, former Corporate VP at Motorola Mobility, President at Sony Ericsson North America, and SVP at AT&T Wireless

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