A Symphony of Choices
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A Symphony of Choices

How Mentorship Taught a Manager Decision-Making, Project Management and Workplace Engagement -- and Saved a Concert Season

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A Symphony of Choices

How Mentorship Taught a Manager Decision-Making, Project Management and Workplace Engagement -- and Saved a Concert Season

About this book

Learn how to make decisions in the face of increasingly complex and multifaceted challenges

In A Symphony of Choices: How Mentorship Taught a Manager Decision-Making, Project Management and Workplace Engagement -- and Saved a Concert Season, workplace culture and strategy expert Gerald Leonard delivers a fascinating narrative following one Jerry Hall, the new Symphony Orchestra manager at a prestigious symphony concerned about the challenging plans for an upcoming season. In the book, you'll watch Jerry connect with a former college professor and learn the skills necessary to successfully manage his way through these unprecedented times in his business and personal life.

Does he have all skills necessary for effective decision-making and managing a major symphony's portfolio of projects? Will his fear of succumbing to daunting challenges prevent him from succeeding? The author answers these questions, and more. You'll also find:

  • Hands-on strategies for decision-making and management you can implement today at your organization
  • Methods for navigating an increasingly complex and interconnected environment
  • Ways to apply subject-matter knowledge to your management even in the face of extraordinary personal challenges

A necessary and hands-on resource for directors, managers, executives, and other business leaders, A Symphony of Choices will also earn a place on the bookshelves of practicing and aspiring leaders in athletic, academic, military, and other environments.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781394197538
eBook ISBN
9781394197569

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. PRAISE FOR A SYMPHONY OF CHOICES
  4. TITLE PAGE
  5. COPYRIGHT
  6. FOREWORD
  7. PREFACE
  8. CHAPTER 1: THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND THE RIGHT TIME
  9. CHAPTER 2: CHOOSING YOUR PORTFOLIO
  10. CHAPTER 3: SELECTING YOUR PROJECTS
  11. CHAPTER 4: CHOOSING YOUR PORTFOLIO PROCESSES
  12. CHAPTER 5: CHOOSING YOUR STRATEGY
  13. CHAPTER 6: CHOOSING YOUR RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
  14. CHAPTER 7: CHOOSING YOUR PERFORMANCE METRICS
  15. CHAPTER 8: CHOOSING YOUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
  16. CHAPTER 9: CHOOSING YOUR RISKS STRATEGY
  17. CHAPTER 10: CHOOSING YOUR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
  18. CHAPTER 11: REAPING THE BENEFITS OF YOUR CHOICES
  19. EPILOGUE
  20. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
  21. DR. RICHARD'S LESSONS
  22. RECOMMENDED READING AND RESOURCES
  23. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  24. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  25. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  26. INDEX
  27. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT