From Bud to Boss
From Bud to Boss

Author: Kevin Eikenberry

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-01-07

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 0470943904

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Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position The number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the book addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience. Includes practical information for new managers who must supervise friends and former peers Authors are expert consultants who work with leaders at all levels Shows how to adopt the mindset of a leader, including: communicating change, giving feedback, coaching employees, leading productive teams, and achieving goals This much-needed book can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be-starting right now.

LeadershipEQ
LeadershipEQ

Author: Helen Rogerson

Publisher: Australian Self Publishing Group

Published: 2020-11-01

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1922327999

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LeadershipEQ: Everyday Leadership for the Everyday Leader provides a framework for leaders to improve and develop their leadership capability. Referencing the work and models of the outstanding thought leaders of our time and sharing current research, LeadershipEQ provides a leader at any level with not only the why and what, but the how. Highly pragmatic and practical, LeadershipEQ is full of tips to make a difference to the everyday leader, every day.

ESSENTIALS OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
ESSENTIALS OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Author: AMSHED A. MODI

Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2017-05-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 8120353056

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Designing and controlling the process of production and redesigning business operations in the production of goods or services is what Operations Management is all about. This book is a concise volume on all those bare essentials of Operations Management. Authored with a practical approach, the book focuses on applications involved in Operations Management which are used to streamline the systems and functions of any organization. The chapters are well-supported with Cases, Solved Examples, and Numerical Problems. The book is also incorporated with Appendices on the Standard and Normal Distribution Table, the Poisson Distribution Table, and Linear Programming to make the calculations on statistics and mathematics easy. Designed as a text for the undergraduate students of Engineering (Mechanical) and postgraduate students of Management, the book is equally useful as a handy reference for Engineers, Operations Managers and Management Professionals.

A Comprehensive Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions
A Comprehensive Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions

Author: Yaakov Weber

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0133014150

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Leverage today's most complete and practical framework for driving superior business value from mergers and acquisitions -- both domestic and international. A Comprehensive Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions Management focuses on critical success factors across every stage of the process, including planning, screening, negotiation, due diligence, transition management structures, post-merger integration, leadership and trust, cultural integration, HR practices, control, monitoring, and more. Authored by Yaakov Weber, an international expert in M&A management, strategic alliances, and strategic management, this book's uniquely interdisciplinary approach fully addresses both operational and cultural requirements, supporting participants in every role. Replete with recent examples and cases, it pays special attention to crucial strategic and behavioral linkages between pre- and post-merger stages, explaining why they are so important and how they can be managed to create maximum value. Throughout, Weber provides practical tools, tables, and figures that can help M&A implementers ensure best performance and achieve success where others have failed. As just one example, he provides proven instruments for analyzing cultural differences and the potential for synergy, and translating that potential into reality. For multiple audiences, including board members and top executives who must evaluate the strategic and financial issues associated with M&A; investment bankers, VCs, and other investors who must screen and select acquisitions; managers who must execute business combinations; consultants in strategy, HR, culture, and other areas; and faculty and students in executive education, MBA, and BA-level business programs.