Ask a Manager
Ask a Manager

Author: Alison Green

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0399181822

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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Service Desk Manager Bootcamp
Service Desk Manager Bootcamp

Author: Rob Botwright

Publisher: Rob Botwright

Published: 101-01-01

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1839387459

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🚀 Welcome to the Service Desk Manager Bootcamp! 🚀 Are you ready to take your service desk management skills to the next level? Introducing our exclusive book bundle: "Service Desk Manager Bootcamp: ITIL 4 Standards, KPI & SLA Management." 📚 In this comprehensive bundle, you'll gain access to four essential books that cover everything you need to know to excel in service desk management: 📘 BOOK 1: Service Desk Essentials: A Beginner's Guide to ITIL 4 Standard Get started on the right foot with this beginner's guide to ITIL 4 Standard. Learn the core principles and practices of IT service management and align IT services with business objectives. 📘 BOOK 2: Mastering KPIs: Optimizing Service Desk Performance Unlock the secrets to optimizing service desk performance with this book. Discover how to identify, define, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to enhance customer satisfaction and drive organizational success. 📘 BOOK 3: SLA Mastery: Advanced Strategies for Service Desk Managers Take your SLA management skills to the next level with advanced strategies and techniques. Learn how to negotiate, implement, and manage SLAs to ensure compliance and alignment with business objectives. 📘 BOOK 4: Beyond Basics: Expert Insights into Service Desk Management in the Digital Age Stay ahead of the curve with expert insights into service desk management in the digital age. Explore innovative approaches, emerging technologies, and best practices for delivering exceptional customer experiences. With over 3000 characters of expert guidance and practical strategies, this book bundle is your ticket to service desk excellence. Whether you're a beginner looking to build a strong foundation or an experienced manager seeking advanced techniques, the Service Desk Manager Bootcamp has something for everyone. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your service desk management skills and drive organizational success. Get your hands on the Service Desk Manager Bootcamp book bundle today! 🌟

Enterprise Operations Management Handbook, Second Edition
Enterprise Operations Management Handbook, Second Edition

Author: Steven F. Blanding

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-10-14

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 100015274X

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The Enterprise Operations Management Handbook provides the expert advice and guidance of hundreds of leading computing practitioners and consultants. Covering all major areas of enterprise operations management, this edition provides essential information for managing a modern, evolving data center. Topics include business issues, technology issues, and operational issues. This current, practical reference also reviews such critical areas as strategic planning, data center management, data center controls, systems planning, network technology, contingency planning, human resource planning, desktop computing, and future directions. The Enterprise Operations Management Handbook serves as an invaluable tool for designing, building, and maintaining a high-performance, service-oriented data center.

Reference and Information Services
Reference and Information Services

Author: Melissa A. Wong

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2020-05-04

Total Pages: 765

ISBN-13: 1440868840

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This revised and updated sixth edition of Reference and Information Services continues the book's rich tradition, covering all phases of reference and information services with less emphasis on print and more emphasis on strategies and scenarios. Reference and Information Services is the go-to textbook for MSLIS and i-School courses on reference services and related topics. It is also a helpful handbook for practitioners. Authors include LIS faculty and professionals who have relevant degrees in their areas and who have published extensively on their topics. The first half of the book provides an overview of reference services and techniques for service provision, including the reference interview, ethics, instruction, reader's advisory, and services to diverse populations including children. This part of the book establishes a foundation of knowledge on reference service and frames each topic with ethical and social justice perspectives. The second part of the book offers an overview of the information life cycle and dissemination of information, followed by an in-depth examination of information sources by type—including dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, and abstracts—as well as by broad subject areas including government, statistics and data, health, and legal information. This second section introduces the tools and resources that reference professionals use to provide the services described in the first half of the text.

A Study Guide to Service Catalogue from the Principles of ITIL V3
A Study Guide to Service Catalogue from the Principles of ITIL V3

Author: Hank Marquis

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780117063648

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IT services are prevalent throughout virtually all businesses. Most enterprises and many government functions are totally dependent upon reliable and responsive IT services to underpin vital business, community and social functions. IT services have become mainstream and managing them to deliver value it the core message of ITIL V3, and the emphasis in ITIL V3 on service catalogue management is a direct result of the growing requirement for business and IT to work together sharing data, information and knowledge about demand for services, service capabilities and patterns of business activity. The Service Catalogue Management process is now a very important management field complete with its own terminology and vital concepts. This study guide outlines the concepts and principles underlying the service catalogue; discusses a project plan approach and reporting considerations; describes the value of a sound business case and the key relationships and touch points in the service catalogue management process.

Who
Who

Author: Geoff Smart

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2008-09-30

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0345504194

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In this instant New York Times Bestseller, Geoff Smart and Randy Street provide a simple, practical, and effective solution to what The Economist calls “the single biggest problem in business today”: unsuccessful hiring. The average hiring mistake costs a company $1.5 million or more a year and countless wasted hours. This statistic becomes even more startling when you consider that the typical hiring success rate of managers is only 50 percent. The silver lining is that “who” problems are easily preventable. Based on more than 1,300 hours of interviews with more than 20 billionaires and 300 CEOs, Who presents Smart and Street’s A Method for Hiring. Refined through the largest research study of its kind ever undertaken, the A Method stresses fundamental elements that anyone can implement–and it has a 90 percent success rate. Whether you’re a member of a board of directors looking for a new CEO, the owner of a small business searching for the right people to make your company grow, or a parent in need of a new babysitter, it’s all about Who. Inside you’ll learn how to • avoid common “voodoo hiring” methods • define the outcomes you seek • generate a flow of A Players to your team–by implementing the #1 tactic used by successful businesspeople • ask the right interview questions to dramatically improve your ability to quickly distinguish an A Player from a B or C candidate • attract the person you want to hire, by emphasizing the points the candidate cares about most In business, you are who you hire. In Who, Geoff Smart and Randy Street offer simple, easy-to-follow steps that will put the right people in place for optimal success.