{"product_id":"little-book-of-big-management-wisdom-the-9781292148434","title":"Little Book of Big Management Wisdom The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames McGrath \u003c\/b\u003eworked as an accountant and senior manager in industry, local government and as a self-employed management consultant before becoming Course Director for the MA in Education and Professional Development at the City of Birmingham University. He is also co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Big Management Theories \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Big Management Questions \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Big Decision Models\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Pure nectar - a distillation of management with passion. Not only a book for Management but should be required reading for any sales executive’.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Dr Paul Mycock, Principle Consultant, Ampercom Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the author\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eHow to get the most out of this book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Managing a Successful Business \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1  Peter Drucker on why customers are more important than profits \u003cbr\u003e2  Jack Walsh on the need for a competitive advantage\u003cbr\u003e3  Marvin Bower on why more cohesion and less hierarchy is required in organisations\u003cbr\u003e4  Harold Geneen on why cash is king\u003cbr\u003e5  Andrew Carnegie on taking care of the pennies \u003cbr\u003e6  Sam Walton on why you should ignore conventional wisdom \u003cbr\u003e7  Jeff Bozos on two ways to expand your business \u003cbr\u003e8  Phillip Kotler on creating markets\u003cbr\u003e9  Laurence J. Peter on why people rise to the level of their own incompetence \u003cbr\u003e10  Warren Bennis on why failing organisations need leadership not more management \u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Managing Yourself and Your Career\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e11  Theodore Levitt on making your career your business\u003cbr\u003e12  Henry Ford on pursuing your heart’s desire \u003cbr\u003e13  Dale Carnegie on how people know you\u003cbr\u003e14  Henry Ford on self-confidence and self-doubt \u003cbr\u003e15  Moly Sargent on investing in your greatest asset – you \u003cbr\u003e16  Andrew Carnegie on why you can’t do it all yourself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17  Thomas Edison on why persistence not inspiration leads to success  \u003cbr\u003e18  Bill Watkins on why you should never ask management for their opinion \u003cbr\u003e19  Andrew Carnegie on investing 100% of your energy in your career \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20  Thomas Edison on saving time\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Managing People and Teams\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e21  Charles Handy on what management should be about \u003cbr\u003e22  Peter Drucker and the manager’s job in thirteen words \u003cbr\u003e23  Peter Drucker on learning to work with what you’ve got \u003cbr\u003e24  Robert Townsend on how to keep the organisation lean, fit and keen  \u003cbr\u003e25  Warren Buffet on why integrity trumps intelligence and energy when appointing staff \u003cbr\u003e26  Marcus Buckingham on managers and the golden rule\u003cbr\u003e27  Theodore Roosevelt on why you should not micro manage staff \u003cbr\u003e28  Dee Hock on why you should keep it simple (KISS)\u003cbr\u003e29  Alfred P. Sloan on why the value of management by exception \u003cbr\u003e30  Jack Welch on the three essential measures in any business\u003cbr\u003e31  Ron Dennis on supporting the weakest link \u003cbr\u003e32  Zig Ziglar on why you should invest in staff training \u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4: Leadership \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e33  Warren Bennis on the making of a leader\u003cbr\u003e34  Howard D. Schultz on why leaders must provide followers with meaning and purpose\u003cbr\u003e35  Peter Drucker on why results make leaders\u003cbr\u003e36  Warren Bennis on why leaders must walk the talk\u003cbr\u003e37  Edward Deming \u003cb\u003eon building credibility with followers  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e38  Henry Minzberg on why leadership is management practiced well\u003cbr\u003e39  S K. Chakraborty on the source of organisational values\u003cbr\u003e40  Claude I. Taylor on vision building\u003cbr\u003e41  Doris Kearns Goodwin on why leaders need people to disagree with them.  \u003cbr\u003e42  John Quincy Adams on how you know you are a leader\u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5: Motivation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e43  Robert Frost on disenchantment in the workplace\u003cbr\u003e44  Ken and Scott Blanchard on explaining to people why their work is important \u003cbr\u003e45  Fredrick Herzberg on the sources of motivation\u003cbr\u003e46  Tom Peters on self-motivation\u003cbr\u003e47  General George Patton on motivation through delegation\u003cbr\u003e48  John Wooden on why you need to show you care\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 6: Decision Making\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e49  Robert Townsend on keeping decision making\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019585651031,"sku":"9781292148434","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781292148434.jpg?v=1750780704","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/little-book-of-big-management-wisdom-the-9781292148434","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}