The_Essential_Manager_s_Handbook

Reading and remembering REMEMBERING Saying “no” BEING CONFIDENT BEING CREATIVE MAKING DECISIONS LISTENING EFFECTIVELY US_198-199 ...

200 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Reading and remembering Scanning the details The faster you read, the more you will remember. If y ...

READING AND REMEMBERING / 201 Learning from documents When you are learning, try scanning the whole document first. Then read it ...

202 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Being creative Finding creative solutions Creativity comes from abandoning linear thought and maki ...

BEING CREATIVE / 203 USE PRESSURE A tight deadline can increase your creativity. You will often find that with a short deadline ...

204 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Being confident Confidence is precious. It enables you to do what you want to do without constant ...

BEING CONFIDENT / 205 Case study DRAWING ON EXPERIENCE A young executive was given the authority by his boss, the group managing ...

206 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Managing thoughts Most of us have a voice in our heads telling us to be careful and stopping us fr ...

BEING CONFIDENT / 207 years may be added to the lifespans of people with positive thoughts 7 happen?” “What’s the that can best ...

208 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Making decisions The place that you have reached in your career or your personal life is the resul ...

MAKING DECISIONS / 209 Establishing criteria There are two reasons to establish early on the criteria by which you will evaluate ...

210 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Finding alternatives Decisions are usually choices between alternatives; so successful decision- m ...

MAKING DECISIONS / 211 Using decision charts Creating a decision diagram or chart can help you weigh up a number of alternatives ...

212 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Making the decision By the time you have created the evaluation criteria and evaluated the alterna ...

MAKING DECISIONS / 213 Acting on your choice Once the decision is made, you will need to communicate it to those who have been i ...

214 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Saying “no” Successful people know what they want and how they are going to get it, and say “no” w ...

SAYING “NO” / 215 Getting it right Use your judgment to assess when and how often you say no. It doesn’t look good if you are se ...

216 / BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE Listening effectively Many people can talk, but few listen well. If you are good at hearing what o ...

LISTENING EFFECTIVELY / 217 Listening effectively Giving advice There will be times when you get the impression that a conversat ...

To achieve success in your professional life you need to bring together a coherent set of higher-level skills, from leadership a ...