Becoming a Manager

Index

A-B-C prioritization system, 35–37

achievers, getting to know, 13

action

developing a reputation for, 13–15

independence of, 24–27

action plans, 85, 86

definition of, 177

follow-up on, 118

gathering information for, 14

activities, xii

of leaders, 68

prioritizing, 34–37

recording, 34, 35

recurring, 37–38

sequence and dependencies of, 101–102

activity log, 34, 35, 177

alignment

definition of, 177

of organizational culture and goals, 88–90

of time management and goals, 34–36

alternatives (decision making), 61, 142–145

American Management Association (AMA), xi, xii, 181

Apple, 74

appraisal, see performance appraisal

assertiveness, for increasing influence, 54–55

assumptions, checking, 61

authoritarian leaders, 69, 70

authority, 49–64

and influence, ...