Becoming a Master Manager: A Competing Values Approach

Becoming a Master Manager is appropriate for management and organizational behavior courses that emphasize critical management skills that yield sound organizational results. Developed from both theory and empirical evidence, the text provides a compelling case for why managerial and leadership competencies are essential for employee engagement, effective communication, and sustainable organizational success. The competing values framework offers future managers a foundation for analyzing, understanding and executing the behavior that will achieve positive performance, productivity and profitability. From the contents Introduction: The Competing Values Approach to Management The Evolution of Management Models The Competing Values Framework Organizing the Learning Process - ALAPA Core Competency: Thinking Critically Module 1: Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion Competency 1-1 Understanding Self and Others Competency 1-2 Communicating Honestly and Effectively Competency 1-3 Mentoring and Developing Others Competency 1-4 Managing Groups and Leading Teams Competency 1-5 Managing and Encouraging Constructive Conflict Module 2: Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity Competency 2-1 Organizing Information Flows Competency 2-2 Working and Managing Across Functions Competency 2-3 Planning and Coordinating Projects Competency 2-4 Measuring and Monitoring Performance and Quality Competency 2-5 Encouraging and Enabling Compliance Module 3: Improving Productivity and Increasing Profitability Competency 3-1 Developing and Communicating a Vision Competency 3-2 Setting Goals and Objectives Competency 3-3 Motivating Self and Others Competency 3-4 Designing and Organizing Competency 3-5 Managing Execution and Driving for Result Module 4: Promoting Change and Encouraging Adaptability Competency 4-1 Using Power Ethically and Effectively Competency 4-2 Championing and Selling New Ideas Competency 4-3 Fueling and Fostering Innovation Competency 4-4 Negotiating Agreement and Commitment Competency 4-5 Implementing and Sustaining Change Conclusion: Integration and the Road to Mastery Integration and Behavioral Complexity How Master Managers See the World The Leveraging Power of Lift The Never-ending Road to Mastery

• ISBN: 978-1-118-58258-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 19/02/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés