Publisher's Synopsis
This manager's guide to problem-avoidance identifies six major challenges that managers must face: responding quickly to internal and external demands; managing stress overload, amongst themselves and staff; focusing everyone's efforts on truly critical issues; motivating their staff; making the most out of insufficient staff; and dealing effectively with internal politics.;The book describes each of these critical areas in detail, highlighting warning symptoms and strategies and tactics to overcome the challenges, as well as exercises, charts, quotes and real-life examples. It also includes a ready-to-use trainer's f=quide to teach these techniques to an entire management staff. Robert W. Barner is the author of "Lifeboat Strategies".
