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The Management Body of Knowledge
The Management Body of Knowledge is the American Management Association's flagship publication that sets the bar in management excellence. It outlines the right mix of knowledge, skills and abilities needed for managers to succeed in today's complex work environment. This resource guide provides the tools and key competencies managers need to excel in management and prosper in today's market. Mastering the best practices outlined in this book will ensure you have a foundational set of skills to succeed as a Manager.
The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing
Offers sixty-two alphabetically-arranged business communication tips
AMA Business Boot Camp
The American Management Association, the preeminent provider of business education worldwide, trains the majority of the Fortune 500 companies in competitive business skills. Covering everything from management and leadership to project management and strategy, AMA Business Boot Camp assembles the association's must-have tools and tips for managers and leaders, including guidance on how to motivate, increase morale, enhance productivity, manage organizational change, improve communication, increase influence, select corporate strategies, conduct effective performance reviews, avoid the pitfalls of intraorganizational politics, and much more. In light of increased globalization and the introduction of ever-advancing technologies, the core principles of effective business leadership are more essential to your professional success now than ever. New and seasoned business professionals alike must constantly sharpen their skills and stay attuned to the latest industry changes if they want to continue casting a strategic vision and inspiring others toward success. This book will help you face those challenges--and uncover new business opportunities along the way.
Becoming a Manager
The role of the new manager demands a new mindset, new activities, and new relationships with people throughout the organization. Becoming a Manager guides the first-time manager through these and other challenges. Part One, Making the Transition, explores how to make the critical shift from individual contributor to manager; what it takes to build a successful partnership with your boss; and the key elements of managing time, which is every manager¿s scarcest commodity. Part Two, Developing Your Management Skills, examines how to use influence and persuasion to manage without formal authority; how to develop a leadership style; the elements of planning and setting goals; and the critical roles of work processes and continuous improvement. In Part Three, Managing Others, readers learn how to master the performance management process; adopt a process for making sound decisions; and handle difficult people and situations, including high-value customers or a difficult boss. Throughout the course, examples, exercises, Think About It sections, and topical sidebars provide readers opportunities for practice, feedback, and application.
The AMA Trainers' Activity Book
No one knows training better than the American Management Association Since 1923, the business community has turned to AMA for the practical training and business tools needed to improve individual and organizational performance. Now, for the first time, the most successful exercises and training techniques used by this preeminent organization’s seminar leaders have been collected inThe AMA Trainers’ Activity Book.Readers will find 25 activities on topics including, learning and creativity. Communication and connection, influence, compromise, and problem- solving, getting from Seminar to Workplace, management and Leadership
Effective Succession Planning
William Rothwell honored with the ASTD Distinguished Contribution Award in Workplace Learning and Performance. The definitive guide to a timely and timeless topic-- now fully revised and updated. As baby boomers continue to retire en masse from executive suites, managerial offices, and specialized or technical jobs, the question is—who will take their places? This loss of valuable institutional memory has made it apparent that no organization can afford to be without a strong succession program. Now in its fourth edition, Effective Succession Planning provides the tools organizations need to establish, revitalize, or revise their own succession planning and management (SP&M) programs. The ...
The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management
This helpful resource is your one-stop reference guide to learning an array of terminology so you can impress your bosses and intimidate your peers. What in the world is an acid test ratio, and what does chemistry have to do with anything? How can you talk about your chase demand strategy, per request of the board, if you have no idea what they’re talking about? The business world today consists of a constantly growing range of terminology that not even the brightest and most confident MBA graduates can improvise their way through without a thorough understanding of what they’re talking about. The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management explains accounting rules, legal terminology, sla...
Fundamentals of Project Management
Updated concepts and tools to set up project plans, schedule work, monitor progress-and consistently achieve desired project results.In today's time-based and cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. This classic book provides businesspeople with an excellent introduction to project management, supplying sound, basic information (along with updated tools and techniques) to understand and master the complexities and nuances of project management. Clear and down-to-earth, this step-by-step guide explains how to effectively spearhead every stage of a project-from developing the goals and objectives to managing the project team-and make project management work in any company. This updated second edition includes: * New material on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) * Do's and don'ts of implementing scheduling software* Coverage of the PMP certification offered by the Project Management Institute* Updated information on developing problem statements and mission statements* Techniques for implementing today's project management technologies in any organization-in any industry.
Performance Management
Organizational success depends on the continuous improvement of staff performance at al levels. People constitute the real competitive advantage in business and industries of all types. Enhancing the performance of your people and ultimately your organization depends on the continuous improvement of staff at all levels. An effective Performance Management system is essential to help employees perform at their best and align their contributions with the goals, values, and initiatives of the organization. Performance Management presents managers and supervisors with a clear model they can follow to plan, monitor, analyze, and maintain a satisfying process of performance improvement for their s...
The Time Trap
The international bestseller—now revised to include technology-based solutions to the challenges and opportunities we all face in the virtual world. The Time Trap has shown countless readers how to squeeze the optimal efficiency—and satisfaction—out of their work day. This much-needed guide provides the quick solutions you need be more effective with your time and avoid and escape the so-called “time savers” that don’t really work. Backed by decades of research with businesspeople around the world, authors Pat Nickerson and Alec Mackenzie explain how to: Set realistic goals and make commitments you can keep Juggle multiple demands Estimate time needed on new tasks Pinpoint and co...
