People who hold management positions come in two forms; those who are satisfied with how they run their team and those who are never satisfied with how they run their team. For those of you in the second group, there are plenty of management books on the market today that can provide you with advice, tips, and information about becoming a better manager in Chicago IL. We have chosen three of those books and discuss them in this post for managers of all levels.
“Empower Your Inner Manager: Essential Skills, Self-Assessment, and Effective Planning That Secure Successful Careers”
This book was written by Ian R. Mackintosh and was published on May 31, 2012 by iUniverse. In this book, which is 173 pages and a very easy read, Mackintosh explains how you can analyze your management style and what you can do to improve it. The book describes a process that includes targeting the skills you need to improve, analyzing the skills you need to become a candidate for a management position, revisit your needs for growth in the future as they improve and developing a plan needed to improve your skills.
“TKO Management!: Ten Knockout Strategies for Becoming the Manager Your People Deserve”
This book was written by Dave Anderson and published on May 23, 2013 by John Wiley & Sons. In today’s competitive business world, it is vitally important to work as hard as possible in order to succeed in management positions. You will want to be able to perform the basics of the business world well because it can mean the difference between being successful and losing within the industry. In this book, Anderson provides readers with the practical strategies needed to defeat your competition from start to finish. The book outlines such tips as how to create a workplace environment that wins, how to hold employees accountable for their work, how to balance leadership and management skills and how to deal with underperformers.
“The Clarity Principle: How Great Leaders Make the Most Important Decision and Business (and What Happens When They Don’t)”
This book, published on May 6, 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, was written by Chatham Sullivan. Working in a management position is not easy, especially when you have to deal with various issues that arise at work each day. Some of those issues include low employee morale, battles over who is permitted to work on which project, misguided strategies and bad politics. Managers at companies whose purpose of business becomes confused are responsible for clarifying the issues at hand. This book discusses issues faced by real-world managers who saw their companies deal with identity crises and then rebound from them successfully.
We hope that you take the time to check out these books either at your local library or by purchasing one for your career library. Reading these and other books about management can help you to become better at your job in management and leading people.
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