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Practical Coach: Management Skills for Everyday Life, The
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Practical Coach: Management Skills for Everyday Life, The

by Paula J. Caproni - Ph.D.
November 2000
Beginner
330 pages
13h 18m
English
Pearson
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Food for Thought

  1. What are the critical societal and organizational changes that are transforming managerial work? How are these trends changing managerial work?

  2. What is derailment, and in what ways might you be at risk of derailment?

  3. What are the “heavy tools” (such as your perspective, knowledge, and skills) that you carry that worked well for you in the past that may be weighing you down today?

  4. Imagine you work for a magazine called The Smart Manager's Guide to Management Theory. The purpose of this magazine is to help managers wade through the escalating number of management theories that come off the press every day and judge their usefulness. Similar to Consumer Reports, The Smart Manager's Guide to Management Theory has developed a set of ...

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