Positive, practical techniques for achieving a more professional writing style. Here are the ¿how to¿ keys of writing¿from putting the first words on paper to the final polishing and proofreading. Readers will learn how to edit their writing for improved clarity, cut excess words, use transitional phrases, recognize and correct run-on sentences and overcome procrastination and impulsive writing. Readers will learn how to: ¿ Identify the key components of any well-written business document ¿ Cut excess words and phrases from your writing ¿ Use transitional words and phrases ¿ Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers and split infinitives ¿ Use commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, and parentheses ¿ Use slash marks, ellipsis marks, quotation marks, italics, and brackets ¿ Recognize and correct run-on sentences ¿ Proofread your writing for clarity of meaning ¿ Overcome the two common writing problems that waste time and money¿procrastination and impulsive writing
Organizational success depends on the continuous improvement of staff performance at al levels. People constitute the real competitive advantage in business and industries of all types. Enhancing the performance of your people and ultimately your organization depends on the continuous improvement of staff at all levels. An effective Performance Management system is essential to help employees perform at their best and align their contributions with the goals, values, and initiatives of the organization. Performance Management presents managers and supervisors with a clear model they can follow to plan, monitor, analyze, and maintain a satisfying process of performance improvement for their staff. Designed for readers to apply what they are learning to their current job responsibilities, this book offers exercises and assessments to determine your readiness to implement performance management. It also illustrates strategies for developing the crucial communication skills of coaching, problem solving, and giving feedback while teaching methods for linking organization and personal goals. By demystifying the role of performance management techniques, Performance Management provides the knowledge and tools to design and implement a workable system that benefits the organization and inspires employees to manage their own performance.
Managing in today?s complex workplace demands a new type of leadership. Twenty-first century managers must lead as visionaries and entrepreneurs, mentors and change agents, team builders and servant-followers. To succeed, today?s managers must increase competitive advantage, improve customer service, nurture a diverse workplace and meet unprecedented global, ethical, and business challenges. Leadership success depends on developing and using the skills that move organizations and people forward toward these common goals and objectives. The fourth edition of Leadership Skills for Managers delivers the knowledge, skills and guidance managers require to become twenty-first century leaders.
Join the thousands of supervisors who have stepped up to their new roles with this self-study classic. Join the thousands of supervisors who have learned the ropes with this classic book on mastering supervisory skills. Completely revised and updated, First-Line Supervision, Fifth Edition gives you all the confidence and know-how you need to achieve and maintain supervisory success in the contemporary workplace. Filled with expert information on all the basics of the job—from managing time and stress to motivating and counseling employees— First-Line Supervision, Fifth Edition is light on business-school jargon and heavy on real-world guidance. Using self-assessments, action plans and relevant work examples, it shows you exactly how to apply crucial supervisory skills in your own workplace. Whether a novice or experienced supervisor, you’ll find First-Line Supervision, Fifth Edition inspirational, instructive and encouraging. Just think of the book as a trusted friend—one that will lead you step-by-step along a new path to success and satisfaction. You will learn how to: • Make a successful transition from staff to supervisor • Develop your own leadership style • Establish a partnership with your boss • Give feedback to improve performance • Build a top-performing team • Manage communication technology • Develop the skills to manage a diverse work force • Learn techniques for managing virtual employees and employees at multiple and distant locations. This is an ebook version of the AMA Self-Study course. If you want to take the course for credit you need to either purchase a hard copy of the course through amaselfstudy.org or purchase an online version of the course through www.flexstudy.com.
The Human Touch Performance Appraisal, focuses on the process of conducting performance appraisals, not the paperwork or the "form." Applying the human touch helps managers get the most from their employees; it is a way to identify and focus on employees' goals, needs, and expectations. Managers who implement the human touch build on their employees' strengths and help them reach their true potential. Book jacket.
Although upwards of 50,000 Environmental Assessments (EA) are prepared annually, the focus of the National Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA) Regulations is clearly on defining requirements for preparing environmental impact statements. Surprisingly, until now, there has been no authoritative and comprehensive guide on how to prepare Environmental As
Many managers simply dread the thought of any performance appraisal, no matter how informal. Yet, when done correctly, performance appraisals give managers or business owners an important opportunity to help themselves as well as their employees and organization. In this timely book, the author asserts that what's been missing most from the process is "the human touch" -- creating a process that puts people first.
Join the thousands of supervisors who have stepped up to their new roles with this self-study classic. Join the thousands of supervisors who have learned the ropes with this classic book on mastering supervisory skills. Completely revised and updated, First-Line Supervision, Fifth Edition gives you all the confidence and know-how you need to achieve and maintain supervisory success in the contemporary workplace. Filled with expert information on all the basics of the job—from managing time and stress to motivating and counseling employees— First-Line Supervision, Fifth Edition is light on business-school jargon and heavy on real-world guidance. Using self-assessments, action plans and relevant work examples, it shows you exactly how to apply crucial supervisory skills in your own workplace. Whether a novice or experienced supervisor, you’ll find First-Line Supervision, Fifth Edition inspirational, instructive and encouraging. Just think of the book as a trusted friend—one that will lead you step-by-step along a new path to success and satisfaction. You will learn how to: • Make a successful transition from staff to supervisor • Develop your own leadership style • Establish a partnership with your boss • Give feedback to improve performance • Build a top-performing team • Manage communication technology • Develop the skills to manage a diverse work force • Learn techniques for managing virtual employees and employees at multiple and distant locations. This is an ebook version of the AMA Self-Study course. If you want to take the course for credit you need to either purchase a hard copy of the course through amaselfstudy.org or purchase an online version of the course through www.flexstudy.com.
Positive, practical techniques for achieving a more professional writing style. Here are the ¿how to¿ keys of writing¿from putting the first words on paper to the final polishing and proofreading. Readers will learn how to edit their writing for improved clarity, cut excess words, use transitional phrases, recognize and correct run-on sentences and overcome procrastination and impulsive writing. Readers will learn how to: ¿ Identify the key components of any well-written business document ¿ Cut excess words and phrases from your writing ¿ Use transitional words and phrases ¿ Avoid misplaced and dangling modifiers and split infinitives ¿ Use commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, and parentheses ¿ Use slash marks, ellipsis marks, quotation marks, italics, and brackets ¿ Recognize and correct run-on sentences ¿ Proofread your writing for clarity of meaning ¿ Overcome the two common writing problems that waste time and money¿procrastination and impulsive writing
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