San Antonio College Library

Humorous monograph on human relations in business and management - provides anecdotal advice on effective communication (e.g. Telephoning, memorandum writing, etc.), efficient management development, appropriate management techniques, good marketing, etc. Illustrations (cartoons).

Abstract: More women are entering into the administrative end of the workforce and are beset by problems of adjustment; some unique to women and some merely problems of learning to lead. The author gives advice on how to become an effective leader and requires the reader to answer questions and practice new techniques. The reader is asked to evaluate whether she really wants to be a leader and then determine what she knows, or needs to know, to be...

Using case studies from real business practice, provides a diagnosis of the fear of failure that traps all who work in organizations-complete with tested tools for making better choices and decisions, and working together more productively.

Unlike the changemongers pitching the latest blueprint for business success, Robbins and Finley consider the most neglected aspect of the whole change process: the human factor. They examine the psychological and physiological barriers to change that are built into individual and group behavior and show how managers at all levels can learn to work around these obstacles. They also identify: A continuum of management's approaches to change - from "Pummel"...

"Peter Senge's national bestseller, The Fifth Discipline, revolutionized the practice of management by introducing the theory of learning organizations. Now Dr. Senge moves from the philosophical to the practical by answering the first question all lovers of the learning organization ask: What do they do on Monday morning? The fieldbook is an immensely pragmatic guide. It shows how to create an organization of learners where memories are brought to...

"In Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business, Branham offers battle-fatigued managers a plan for victory in the talent war. Critical to his plan are 24 compelling strategies for keeping good employees. These strategies are grouped under four keys: (1) Be a company that people want to work for, (2) select the right people in the first place, (3) get them off to a great start, and (4) coach and reward to sustain commitment. In addition, Branham identifies...