Better Manager 7th prelims:Better Manager 7th edition

DEFINING ROLES Role definitions describe the part to be played by individuals in fulfilling their job requirements. Roles theref ...

should do it. The implementation plan should therefore cover not only the information to be given but also how it should be pres ...

How to plan PLANNING Planning is the process of deciding on a course of action, ensuring that the resources required to implemen ...

disadvantage if the future turns out differently from what you expected – which is only too likely. Try to make plans that you c ...

PLANNING TECHNIQUES Most of the planning you do as a manager is simply a matter of thinking systematically and using your common ...

270 How to be an Even Better Manager Action Programme Steps Responsibility Completion by Ensure recognition Purchasing Manager ...

How to Plan 271 Step (detailed in action Responsibility January February March programme) Get XYZ Company to Purchasing recogni ...

How to make effective presentations A manager’s job usually includes giving formal or informal presentations at meetings, and ad ...

The common reasons for excessive nervousness are fear of failure, fear of looking foolish, fear of breakdown, a sense of in- fer ...

Agreeing to talk Do not agree to talk unless you know you have something to contribute to this audienceon this subject. Getti ...

■ Write each main message on a separate postcard. ■ List the points you want to make against each main message. ■ Illustrate the ...

slides should correspond to the main points you want to make, with the proviso that you do not overload the slides (see penulti- ...

Finally, try to rehearse in the actual room in which you are going to speak, using your visual aids and with someone listening a ...

Your wordsand sentencesshould be simple and short. Yo u r eyes are an important link with your audience. Look at them, measure t ...

Don’t use too many slides. It’s very tempting as they are so easy to prepare, but if they proliferate they can divert the atten ...

clients. They attempt to overwhelm their audience with an over-sophisticated presentation and the people subjected to it are not ...

How to prioritize The prioritization of work involves deciding on the relative importance of a range of demands or tasks so that ...

the significance of the task to be done in terms of its impact on your work (and reputation) and on the results achieved by the ...

How to solve problems PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES It is often said that ‘there are no problems, only opportunities’. This is not ...

facts, although, as Peter Drucker points out, when trying to understand the root causes of a problem you may have to start with ...