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| Developing Management Skills | 
 enlarge | Authors: David A. Whetten, Kim S. Cameron
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $130.67
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 37329
Media: Paperback
Edition: 7th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 625
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0131747428
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.40071173
EAN: 9780131747425
ASIN: 0131747428
Publication Date: November 25, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Perfect March 9, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic book. Every Management Trainee or person should read this book.
 it is a nice book September 26, 2005
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
It is a nice book covering a broad range of knowledge. pretty easy to read.
Excelent June 24, 2005
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm stduying this book in the MBA program, i think it is in one word excelent. Since I'm reading it i feel i can see myself in a mirror and at the same time i have found in the book the necesary guide in order to design my personal management skill improve program. It is a must at your personal library
Extremely Useful and Practical Guide to Effective Management June 23, 2004
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
The new 7th edition is even more useful. There are some new assessments, some clearer explanations, and improved diagrams. There are also some new in class skills development exercies, and the online tool for taking the dozens of assessments in the book is now easier to use.
This book has been widely adopted and is now in its sixth edition because it has proven to be a valuable and effective text for people who want to think about what skills go into being an effective manager, how to develop them, and what are the practical means of application.
The book is divided into four parts:
Part 1 - Personal Skills
Part 2 - Interpersonal Skills
Part 3 - Group Skills
Part 4 - Specific Communication Skills
Part 1 starts with developing self-awareness, then discusses managing personal stress, and concludes with approaches to solving problems analytically and creatively. Part 2 starts with coaching, counseling, and supportive communication, then discusses gaining power and influence, motivating others, and concludes with managing conflict. Part 3 starts with empowering and delegating, then building effective teams and teamwork, and concludes with leading positive change. Part 4 is a series of helpful supplements and appendices on making oral and written presentations, conducting interviews, and an extremely useful section on conducting meetings by John Tropman from the University of Michigan. I had Prof. Tropman for my required class on Organizational Behavior and it was a highlight in my program.
He covered some of this material in that class and it makes wonderful sense. He often says that you can use this material to cover as little as you do now, but in half the time.What I particularly like is that each chapter opens with one or more assessments to help the student / reader think in a personal way about his or her thoughts, beliefs, and skills focusing on the key issues that will be discussed in the chapter. The approach of the book is always practical and the language uplifting and positive. I think this book shows the way to being a positive manager who can be successful in any situation without having to resort to negative human interactions to get things done. It really is a healthy approach to management.
Also, with this new edition, Prentice-Hall and the authors are offering an ONLINE version of the 30 plus assessments so that students (and general readers) can instantly receive automated feedback without having to use pencil and paper and then figure out how to score each assessment. It is all done for you. And for professors, they will be able to drill down on their class data by student or the overall class. It really is a step forward.There are also name, subject, and combined indexes.
Most Comprehensive Book On Management Skills Available June 24, 2003
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
While some may find this book simplistic it is quite interesting to note that many of the skills discussed by Cameron and Whetten go unused in failing organizations (I say failing because successful organizations use the techniques found in this book). Having spent 5 years as a blue collar worker and 15 years as a white collar worker I cannot emphasize enough the applicable teachings in this book.The authors provide "how to's" for many managerial situations that one might find themselves in and outline specific processes to use that are time tested. There is obviously a lot of thought given to both the subordinate and the supervisor as all examples are thought through with mutual respect. I own over 200 management books and if there were a fire (God forbid) where I could take only one book with me, this one would be it.
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