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Title:
Inspirational manager : how to build relationships that deliver results
Personal Author:
Leary-Joyce, Judith
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
xvi, 328 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780273745686
Subject Term:
Leadership

Management

Interpersonal relations

Employee motivation

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Inspirational managers earn more respect, suffer less stress and produce better results than other managers. Want to be one? This book tells you how.

Drawing on the experiences of real inspirational managers, facing real challenges and managing real people, Inspirational Manager, now in it's second edition, gives you the tools and techniques to ensure that people notice you and say - "now there's a great manager!".


Author Notes

Judith O'Leary's 30-year career led her to set up Great Companies Consulting, to support companies in building workplaces that make a positive contribution to the life of employees, whilst being successful in the market place.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
1 It's got to be better than this!
The benefits of being an inspirational manager
The Field of Dreams
Now over to you
2 What it takes to be an inspirational manager
So you want to be an inspirational manager
What sort of manager are you?
Moving from effective to inspirational
Summary
Action plan
3 The beliefs of an inspirational manager
What inspirational managers believe in
The benefits of being an inspirational manager
Managing upwards in an inspirational way
Summary
Action plan
4 Keep on learning
Developing your emotional muscle
Where will I find this learning?
Yourself as a role model
Summary
Action plan
5 Focusing your attention
Why focus matters
Identifying your natural focus
Crisis of focus
Can I have balanced focus and still be ambitious?
Summary
Action plan
6 The inspirational manager as coach
The differences between coaching and mentoring
Using a coaching style
Purpose of coaching
Coaching interventions
Stages in a coaching session
Giving advice
Summary
Action plan
7 Building inspirational teams
Team framework
Developing your own team style
Summary
Action plan
8 The performance management process
Performance management feels very demanding
Valuing performance management
The essence of inspirational performance management
Setting up inspirational performance management
Examples of inspirational performance management
The inspirational performance management process
Summary
Action plan
9 Making the most of delegation
What is delegation
Assess your workload
The process of delegation
Making the best use of mistakes
Summary
Action plan
10 Day-to-day talent management
Stages of talent management
How will I fit it all in?
Lack of opportunity in the organisation
Summary
Action plan
11 Managing serial achievers
The Life Alignment Curve
Managing through the Life Alignment Curve
Summary
Action plan
12 Setting up your team for success
Getting to grips with core talent
Understanding achiever style
Creating an environment for success
Summary
Action plan
13 Holding the tough conversations
Addressing performance issues
Delivering a tough message
The final call
Summary
Action plan
14 Recruiting the best
How to recruit the best
How inspirational managers interview
So you find the right people, then what?
Summary
Action plan
15 Building recognition into your day
Find your own limits
Do fun and work mix?
Getting to grips with validation
How to celebrate success
Making recognition part of the working day
Involving family and friends
A final word
Summary
Action plan
16 The leader in every manager
What is the difference between leading and managing?
The inspirational manager as leader
Summary
Action plan
Appendix 1 Who are these inspirational managers?
Appendix 2 Inspirational bits
Index