What do Managers do? - Understanding Organisations

Organisations can be bewildering. So can management. This accessible online book tries to sort out some of the simple aspects of both while preserving some of the best academic thinking. It might help- and it might make readers chuckle occasionally.

1. The Nature of Managerial Work
1.1 Introduction
1.2 What managers do
1.3 Machiavelli
1.4 Taylor
1.5 Fayol
1.6 Luther Gullick
1.7 Peters and Waterman
1.8 Pedler, Burgoyne and Boydell

2. Personal Management Competencies
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Delegation
2.3 Delegating upwards
2.4 Time Management
2.5 Presentation and public speaking skills

3. Managing Groups and teams
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Formal and informal groups
3.3 Practicality
3.4 Tuckman
3.5 Janis
3.6 Belbin
BELBIN TEAM ROLES
TEAM ROLE SPECIFICATIONS
TEAM ROLE SPECIFICATIONS

4. Effective Leadership
4.1 Introduction
4.2 What is leadership?
4.3 Shackleton
4.4 The Leadership
4.5 Leadership in times of Crises
4.6 Edwardes
4.7 Contemporary Practice

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