Management in India Grow from an Accidental to a successful manager in the IT & knowledge industry.
Learn from the experiences of a Senior Director at Oracle India combining the expertise of over 18 years.
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Birmingham :
Packt Pub.,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Management in India: Grow from an Accidental to a Successful Manager in the IT & Knowledge Industry; Management in India: Grow from an Accidental to a Successful Manager in the IT & Knowledge Industry; Credits; Foreword; About the Author; Acknowledgement; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; ; ; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Instant Updates on New Packt Books; Preface; What this book covers; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Whose Side Are You On?
- What is a manager supposed to manage?; How hard can a manager's job be?; What do you do?; Whose side are you on?; Mintzberg
- 10 roles of a manager; Interpersonal roles; The figurehead; Leader; Liaison; Information processing roles; Monitor; Disseminator; Spokesperson; Decision-making roles; Entrepreneur; Disturbance handler; Resource allocator; Re-plan; Negotiator; Summarizing the role-play; The mai-baap manager; Visualizing the managerial model; The conduit; The hierarchy or leader of the pack; The orchestra conductor visual; Some questions answered; Summary; References.
- 2. Transition: From Individual Contributor to a ManagerWatch out for; Time; ; Your work plus more; Less definition; Multiple roles; Indirect tax; Scope of work; Commitments; Information sharing; Not giving up control; Enforcing your will; Defensive approach
- being afraid to goof up; Overcoaching; Frustrations of being a new manager; Teaching a man how to fish; A slow world around you; I don't get enough information; I can't get no satisfaction; I'm running all the time; Making it easier; Relax a little; Understanding the information needs of your organization; Know your success measures.
- Learn to say NOGet organized; ; Track the time spent; Start using a calendar; Distinguish between urgent and important; Plan your day every morning; Find someone to talk to; Sign up for formal training and education; Summary; References; 3. Basic Skills, Traits, and Competencies of a Manager; Skills, traits, talents, and competencies; Skills; Traits; Talents; Competencies; Top skills, traits, and competencies expected of a manager; Love of working with people; ; Myth: nice manager; Easy to approach; Myth: I'm easy to approach, I have an open door policy.
- Farmer mentality: sow, nurture, grow, reapMyth: fast moving managers
- in a tearing hurry; Core values: honesty, integrity, truthfulness, trustworthiness, consideration for others, and more; Not a myth: corporate greed; Tolerance for ambiguity and patience; Good communication skills
- especially listening; Myth: quiet people can't be managers; Team building
- hiring, retaining, developing good people, and nurturing team spirit; Performance management; Myth: maximum output; Problem solving; Myth: every problem is my problem to solve; Always an eye on the ball
- results orientation.
