The Accidental Manager: Get the Skills You Need to Excel in Your New Career

Review" [the book]gives managers the skills they need to shine in their new - and unexpected -positions." -- Clinical Leadership & Management Review"Topchik's book is great for dealing with accidental promotions or learning to manage an office Dogbert." -- BookPageProduct DescriptionThis guide will transform you from an accidental manager into a successful one. Your job will become a bonus, instead of a burden, for you and your company as you learn how to: develop your staff members through training and delegation, listen actively to build trust and increase communication, give and receive useful feedback to keep projects on track, and create a motivational climate that makes you a popular boss and brings out the best in your people.Book Description"Every day, people are promoted into the ranks of management . . . even if they never intended to become managers. They agree to their new responsibilities either to stay employed or to make more money. It is a universal phenomenon. But for these ""accidental managers,"" it makes more sense to manage well than to manage badly, and this book tells them how.Using examples and real-life case studies, The Accidental Manager gives readers the tools they need to make the most of their situation, showing them how to:* Develop their people by having them work on their own and with others* Actively listen in order to build trust and increase communication* Give positive and constructive feedback to keep employees on track* Motivate by providing the best possible environment for each team memberThe book reveals the ten worst types of managers (and how to avoid being one of them), and features a special Management Assessment tool. The Accidental Manager gives managers the skills they need to shine in their new -- accidental -- positions."About the AuthorGary S. Topchik (Los Angeles, CA) is the managing partner of SilverStar Enterprises, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in management development. An internationally active speaker, he is the author of Managing Workplace Negativity.
Author: Topchik, Gary S.

Publisher: AMACOM

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0814471803

ISBN-13: 9780814471807