A Crash Course in Managing Your Business by Girard-Jr., Scott L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

A Crash Course in Managing Your Business Dedication Foreword 1. Leadership Basics

Leadership Styles Effective Leadership Theories

Leadership theories Weaknesses of contemporary models Influencing change and creating a culture

Leading a Learning Culture

A corporate culture of learning

Basic Leadership Skills

2. Polishing Yourself Up

Professional Etiquette

Basics Meetings Phones Email

Common Writing and Speaking Mistakes

Commonly misused words Words that don’t sound alike but confuse us anyway Problem phrases:

Confident or Cocky?

3. Employee Management

The Bossy Boss: A Play in Three Acts

The Plot Thickens

Establishing Goals for Your Employees Healthy Internal Debate and Competition

Domination and passivity Internal competition

Presenting Problems with Solutions Fostering a Productive Work Environment Ensuring Top-Quality Work Would Someone Please Take My Meeting Out Back and Shoot It?

My indoctrination My altered perception My current, realistic view My personal research My point

Ideas for Office Gift-Giving Office Relationships and Business: The Do’s and Don’ts Delivering Bad News Quickly Lame Excuses—A Sign of Trouble?

How to handle no-action or non-delivery problems

Severing Ties with Lackluster Employees—the Fair Way

4. Strategic Thinking and Acting

Diversification vs. Strategic Focus

How to know when diversification is good

Two Heads Are Better than One: A Practical Analysis How to Evaluate Your Competition The Power of Effective Time Management Making Tough Decisions Fire Up the Right Passion for Your Business

Committed passion carries you forward long-term

Three Economic Concepts You Must Master

Concepts in practice

Outsourcing Your Projects: A Moderate View

New outsource tools

Eight Ways to Cut Business Travel Costs Setting Goals for Long-Term Success SWOT Analysis: It’s Not What You Think On the Look-Out for Opportunities and Threats Succession and Disaster Recovery Planning

Succession planning Shining up your stars Disaster recovery planning

Exit Strategies and Why They Matter Hiring a Business Broker

A. Afterword: Where to Go from Here? B. Acknowledgements C. Glossary D. Resources

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E. About the Authors F. Business Efficiency Resources

Get More Done Seminars

Three Get More Done Modules: Combine and Customize as You Wish

1. GET CONTROL OF EMAIL 2. GET CONTROL OF INFORMATION 3. GET CONTROL OF MEETINGS

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G. Two Must-Read Books For Entrepreneurs H. Index Copyright