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Being the Best You Can Be: A Guide on Personal Development for Managers
Being the Best You Can Be A Guide on Personal Development for Managers Author:Ian Hunt Summary: Everyone is so busy rushing around doing their own thing - working, parenting, fire-fighting, trying to manage themselves and others, and in many cases just surviving. This book is dedicated to managers who want to do better for themselves and for their team members. The content is designed to help people to consider how they can deve... more »lop themselves, how to control their life, become more organised, welcome change, tackle challenges face on and enjoy life more. This book helps people on their journey. Key Features: This book helps people: 1. Be more confident and organised 2. Become more positive about life and work 3. Focus on the important things in life 4. Manage stress in a more systematic manner 5. Be more assertive and get things done The Author: Ian Hunt is established his own training company - Training Solutions - in 1992, and has been delivering training with a number of successful companies throughout the UK. He is renowned for incorporating useful advice and humour into his training. Readership: The book is aimed at managers, team leaders, heads of departments, supervisors - anyone who wants to better themselves and help develop and support others. Contents: Introduction - reasons and benefits for self-development and developing others Organising yourself - beating the time bandits; the 7 P's of pro-active management; how to avoid hitting the icebergs; being effective; writing a powerful personal mission statement Being positive about yourself - making an impact with people; developing a beginner's mind; using your brain to the maximum; building self confidence and esteem; increasing your passion for life/work Managing stress - how to relax; three ways to stop; how to love your job; relaxation, the gift of life Being assertive - dealing with challenges; how to obtain the results you want; how to be an effective coach; give something for nothing; strategies to help you make decisions; voicing your opinions; dealing with conflict Teamwork - working together and succeeding together; looking after the team; how to hold productive meetings; important points in establishing relationships; creating a happy working environment; dealing with difficult team members; coaching your team members Getting things done - changing the box; control your thinking; challenge your people; how to be more creative; your circle of control and influence Deciding your next move - a checklist of action points; recommended reading; acknowledgements« less