The Engaging Manager: The Joy of Management and Being Managed

by A. Furnham

Overview

In this new collection of articles on managing and being managed, Adrian Furnham, author of Bad Apples , offers an engaging and witty look into the world of being an engaging manager. Based on strong research this book offers a substantial introduction to the joy of management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137273864
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/27/2012
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

ADRIAN FURNHAM Professor of Psychology at University College, London, UK. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals, has received many awards, and was recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world from 1980 to 1989. He is the author of over 600 journal articles and more than 42 books, including successful, popular management books. He acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including HM Government, British Airways, HBOS, and SAP, and also a number of multinational corporations. He writes regular columns in the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times and is a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television.

Table of Contents

A 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 Power of 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 Vain

Editorial Reviews

'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

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