
- 217 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Tough-Minded Management 1st ed.
About this book
In this book (originally published in 1963) author J. D. Batten, at the time himself the Chairman of the Board of a management consulting and human resources firm in Iowa, imparts sound advice and tips to aid managers and management in their important task of improving their effectiveness at all levels.
"The excellence of the book lies in the basic information it has to give to the relatively new manager."—Personnel Psychology
"Must reading for anyone who thinks all management books are just a rehash of planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, etc....Especially recommended..."—NRHA Magazine
"A totally fresh description of how to turn MBO into a 'living system'....practical and highly motivational."—Buffalo Law Journal
"Many useful suggestions to offer the executive."—West Coast Review of Books
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Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1-MANAGEMENT TODAY
- 2-THE MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE
- 3-PERFORMANCE IS ALL THAT MATTERS
- 4-WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT?
- 5-PLAN FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT
- 6-ORGANIZE FOR RESULTS
- 7-MOTIVATE YOUR PEOPLE
- 8-CONTROL AND INSURE PROGRESS
- 9-STRESSING POSITIVES FOR TOUGH-MINDED RESULTS
- 10-ACTION WORDS AND CONCEPTS
- 11- PHONIES FINISH LAST
- 12-THE ESSENTIAL LUBRICANT
- 13-COURAGE AND LOGIC
- 14-WORK, WARMTH, AND WISDOM
- 15-THE ELECTRONIC AGE: PROBLEMS AND BLESSINGS
- 16-THE FREE ENTERPRISE WAY
- 17-MANAGEMENT IN THE WORLD ARENA
- 18-ABOVE ALL, INTEGRITY
- 19-PROFILE OF A TOUGH-MINDED MANAGER
- 20-THE CHALLENGE OF THE FUTURE
- 21-TOUGH-MINDED MBO-A LIVING SYSTEM OF HUMAN DYNAMICS
- 22-THE FULLY FUNCTIONING ORGANIZATION
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