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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Treher, Elizabeth N
• Piltz, David
• Jacobs, Steven
• Carr, Timothy

Titel

A guide to success for technical managers : supervising in research, development, & engineering [electronic resource]

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• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

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• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• A GUIDE TO SUCCESS FOR TECHNICAL MANAGERS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: TIPS ON TRANSITIONS FOR TECHNICAL MANAGERS; TRANSITION SITUATIONS; MANAGER OR SCIENTIST? AN ATTRIBUTE INVENTORY; MANAGER - SCIENTIST INVENTORY SCORE SHEET; INTERPRETATION; QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF; TRANSITIONS SITUATIONS - SOLUTIONS; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 2: ADVICE ON CREATING A MOTIVATING CLIMATE; MOTIVATION SITUATION; WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?; WHY IS MOTIVATION IMPORTANT?; DIAGNOSING MOTIVATION; APPLYING THEORIES A BOUT MOTIVATION; MOTIVATION SITUATION - SOLUTION; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY
• CHAPTER 3: HINTS TO INCREASE INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESSINTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS - MY STORY; THE MYERS - BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR; USING TYPE EFFECTIVELY; APPLYING CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPE; ROLE OF EMOTIONS AND TRUST; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4: CLUES ABOUT COMMUNICATION PITFALLS AND STRATEGIES; COMMUNICATION SITUATION; COMMUNICATION PATTERNS AND FACTORS; THE AIDR TECHNIQUE; FOCUSING ON OTHERS -A DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENT; ASK QUESTIONS; CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS; EMAIL; EMAIL GUIDE; APPLYING THE MBTI; PLANNING A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY; COMMUNICATION SITUATION - SUGGESTIONS
• REFERENCESBIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 5: SECRETS TO MANAGING PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE SITUATION; SETTING EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS; CONSIDER PERSONAL STYLES - BOTH YOURS AND YOUR EMPLOYEE ' S; MANAGING PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE PROBLEM SOLVING; DEALING WITH PERFORMANCE ISSUES; MANAGING A PERFORMANCE ISSUE; DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; PERFORMANCE CONVERSATION CHECKLIST; TACKLING RECURRING PROBLEMS; PERFORMANCE ISSUE LINKED TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS; MANAGING MANAGERS; SUGGESTED ANSWERS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY
• CHAPTER 6: INCREASING EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH DELEGATIONDELEGATION SITUATION; DELEGATION CHOICES; DELEGATION BENEFITS; DELEGATION ANALYSIS; DELEGATION PROFILE; STYLES OF DELEGATION; RELATION OF U/E TO DELEGATION STYLE; DELEGATION CHECKLIST; DELEGATION USING TYPE; TEMPERAMENTS; APPLYING NEW CONCEPTS AND SKILLS; DELEGATION SITUATION - SOLUTION; DELEGATION CHOICES - SUGGESTIONS; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 7: POINTS FOR SUCCEEDING AS A COACH; COACHING SUCCESS; BUILDING CONNECTIONS; HOW DO STAR PERFORMERS NETWORK?; GROUP SOCIAL NETWORKS; CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO; LOOKING FORWARD
• SUGGESTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIESCOACHING SUCCESS - SOLUTION; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 8: TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE GROUPS, TEAMS, AND MEETINGS; FACILITATION SITUATION; BUILDING COLLABORATION; ROLE CLARIFICATION ACTIVITY; GOAL CLARIFICATION ACTIVITY; GROUP OPERATING PRINCIPLES OR NORMS; INCREASING MEETING EFFECTIVENESS; INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY VERSUS GROUP INTERDEPENDENCE; DECISION MAKING; MEETING MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; APPLICATION: YOUR OWN MEETING; FACILITATION SITUATION - SUGGESTIONS; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 9: CLUES TO FOSTER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION; SAM ' S DILEMMA
• SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INPUT ON CREATIVITY
• Supervisory Skills for the Technical Manager: A Guide to Success focuses exclusively on the dynamics of being a technical manager such as a scientist, programmer, or engineer. An R&D environment demands modified management techniques and this book explores how to do so. Drawing of years of experience to provide technical managers with various tools and ways to apply them in supervisory situation, this essential title includes exercises, templates and checklists to accelerate their uses and applications on the job. In addition, case studies are included throughout to thoroughly expla
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