TY - BOOK AU - Adair,John Eric AU - Thomas,Neil AU - Adair,John Eric TI - The best of John Adair on leadership and management SN - 813091185x (pbk) U1 - 658.4 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New Delhi PB - Viva Books KW - Management KW - Leadership N1 - Description based on print version record; _contents: PART 1:self - management; 1-time management; -introduction; -developing a personal sense of time; -identifying long -term goals; -making medium-term goals; -planning the day; -making the best use of your best time; -organizing the office work; -managing meetings; -delegating the effectively; -making us of committed time; -managing your health; -summary and six month follow up test; 2-setting and achieving goals and objectives; -introduction; -personal goals and objective; -summary and six -month follow up test; 3-decision- making and problem solving; -introduction; -decision making skills; -key elements of effective thinking and decision -making; -other useful approaches; -the concept of value in decision-making; -decision making and weighing up the options; -summary and six-month follow up test; 4-CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION; -introduction; -creativity; -innovation; -summary and six-month follow-up test; PART 1: PERSONAL REMINDERS AN DTHOUGHTS WORTH THINKING; -introduction; -time management; -setting achieving goals and objective; -decision-making and problem-solving; -creativity and innovation; PART 2: MANAGING OTHERS; 6-LEADERSHIP AND TEAMBUILDING; -leadership; -qualities of leadership; -functions of leadership; -developing leadership skills; -teambuilding; -summary and six-months follow up test; 7-MOTIVATIO AND PEOPLE MANGEMENT; -introduction; the 50:50 rule; -needs and motivation; -managers/leaders and motivation; -getting the best from people ; -summary and six-month follow-up test; 8-communication and persentation; -introduction; -issues in communication; -listening; -reading skills; -writing skills; -speaking and presentation skills; -one-to-one interview; -managing meetings; -within your organization; -summary and six-month follow-up test; 9-PART 2: PERSONAL REMINDERS AND THOUGHTHS WORTH THINKING; -introduction; -leadership and teambuilding; -motivations and people management; -communication and presentation; UR - https://login.proxy.lib.duke.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/duke/detail.action?docID=3038116 ER -