Understanding and changing your management style

Contributor(s):

Benfari, Robert C [Author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Jossey-Bass, 1999Description: xiii + 282 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780787908584

Subject(s):

Contents:

Part One: A Model for Change 1. The Dynamics of Management Style: What Can Be Changed-- 2. Personality and Psychology: What's Your Type-- 3. Practical Intelligence: How Do We Make It Work?-- 4. Mental Models: How Do We Make the Shift?-- Part Two: The Elements of Management Style-- 5. Needs: The Drive Towards Competence-- 6. Power Bases: Influence, Authority, and Expertise-- 7. Problem Solving and Conflict Management: Catalysts for Change-- 8. Values: Clarifying What You Stand For-- 9. Stress: Managing Work and Difficult People-- 10. Putting It All Together: Developing an Action Plan for Your Management Style--

Summary: Are the best managers born that way, while the rest of us must struggle with the role and its responsibilities? According to Robert Benfari, our ability to manage effectively is based on a mix of characteristics that can be analyzed, understood and, most importantly, changed. In this book, he identifies six ingredients of successful management and uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to show readers how they can devise personality-specific strategies for improving their ability to resolve conflict, solve problems, manage stress, positively influence others, and handle difficult situations at work.

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Are the best managers born that way, while the rest of us must struggle with the role and its responsibilities? According to Robert Benfari, our ability to manage effectively is based on a mix of characteristics that can be analyzed, understood and, most importantly, changed. In this book, he identifies six ingredients of successful management and uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to show readers how they can devise personality-specific strategies for improving their ability to resolve conflict, solve problems, manage stress, positively influence others, and handle difficult situations at work.