The Complete Idiot S Guide To Motivating People

This "Idiot's Guide" shows how to pump up trainers, managers, and leaders of all kinds to inspire the people who work for them.

You're no idiot. You know that motivating groups to work together is no easy task. This is true whether you're leading a group of Little Leaguers or a project team of professionals. Yet you're often left wondering what you could do to really show them how to blow away the competition or what others have that you don't. Never fear! While leadership may come easier to some than to others, it's definitely a skill that can be learned. And now The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motivational Leadership can show you how!

Tap the talent and get the most from your team. The solution to every new manager's problems, this fully updated and revised guide shows how to get the most and the best from one's staff and covers leadership, team management, delegation, reward/discipline systems and more. New to this edition: updated information on working with employees on goal and career management, downsizing and laying off employees, sexual harassment and EOE, interviewing techniques, and more. Updated and revised with updates on layoffs, sexual harassment, interviewing, and more. Pell is an expert in his field, with 50 years in HR and teaching experience.

Yours"re no idiot, of course. You know that workteams have become America rs"s most popular way of doing business. You also know that a good team can empower its members to do what each does best, which will save time and vastly increase profits, not to mention make your company a serious player in todayrs"s competitive business world. But when it comes to actually creating and managing viable work teams, you feel like yours"re alone in a lifeboat. Donrs"t abandon ship just yet! The Complete Idiotrs"s Guidereg; to Team Building cuts through the managerial mumbo-jumbo to give you a step-by-step plan for putting powerful workteams together. In this Complete Idiotrs"s Guidereg;, yours"ll learn: How to get people to work together harmoniously and productively-even if yours"ve never led or been on a team before. Expert tips on choosing the right people and motivating them, promoting communication, and dealing with troublemakers. Insider advice on evaluating your teamrs"s performance and offering incentives to members. Top-notch information on team training options; self-directed teams; cross-functional teams; remote, telecommuting, or "virtual" teams; and much more.

The last word in one-on-one coaching for productivity in business. The most effective way for companies to achieve goals is by energizing their most important asset: their staff. From the executive suite to the assembly line, each staff person is a member of a team. However, keeping that team motivated is no easy task—until now with this powerful model of coaching outlined by a master coach. In any workplace, large or small, this program motivates—for power, growth, and success. • Expert author and master coach • Covers individual coaching methods for everything from the smallest businesses to the biggest corporations to faith-based organizations and churches • Applies the lifecoach phenomenon to the workplace • Includes a list of coaching resources

During the last twenty years, the interest in public health leadership has continued to increase with the need to strengthen the infrastructure of public health, the events of September 11, 2001, the health reform movement, scientific breakthroughs, the increasing role for primary care programs in the public health agenda, and the increasing deficit at the federal, state, and local level. Since the publication of the first edition in 2003, Public Health Leadership: Putting Principles Into Practice has become a standard reference for future and practicing public health leaders. In five parts, it explores the basic theories and principles of leadership and then describes how they may be applied in the public health setting. Leadership skills and competencies, as well as methods for measuring and evaluating leaders are all thoroughly covered.This new third editioin is an exhaustive revision that now includes extensive coverage of the leadership skills and tools that are critical to managing public health emergencies. It also offers:* Updated exercises and case studies throughout* New chapter on Building Infrastructure, * New chapter on Accreditation, * New chapter on the Global Public Health Leader* New accompanying online Instructor's Manual with over 100 references on leadership, additional case studies, curriculum guide, toolkit, and additional exercises.

Describes how to project charisma, inspire confidence, develop the ability to read people, ask the right questions, and regroup after crises.

You're no idiot, of course. You get tasks done quickly and efficiently at the office, and you always watch the bottom line. But when it comes to getting your staff to cooperate and meet company expectations, you feel like youre Moses trying to part the Red Sea--without Gods help. Dont let yourself get drowned! The Complete Idiots Guide to Managing People, Second Edition provides you with all you need to know to ensure that your tean functions like a well-oiled machine and meets company objectives.