Be in Charge: A Leadership Manual
How to Stay on Top
- 1st Edition - August 6, 2002
- Latest edition
- Author: Alexander R. Margulis
- Language: English
Be in Charge: A Leadership Manual defines what "leadership" is. It includes comprehensive coverage on various types of chiefs (including both business and academic) and discus… Read more
Be in Charge: A Leadership Manual defines what "leadership" is. It includes comprehensive coverage on various types of chiefs (including both business and academic) and discusses gender differences in leadership styles. Also included are terrific tips on how to dress as a leader, budget time efficiently, gain loyalty and respect, terminate employees professionally, recruit qualified people, treat adversity in the workplace, survive and enjoy retirement, and much more.
- A Foreword by Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of GE, comments on the author's leadership expertise
- Original cartoon artwork enriches the text as well as entertains the reader
- Contains advice for women on how to break through "the glass ceiling" to become executives
- Includes information on the differences between business and academic chiefs
- Gives practical tips on how to dress as a leader, budget time efficiently, gain loyalty and respect, terminate employees professionally, recruit qualified people, treat adversity in the workplace, survive and enjoy retirement, and much more
Anyone wanting to build strong leadership skills, especially professionals in corporate, scientific and academic environments
What is leadership? The various types of chiefsGender differences: Equal but. . . Starting: The entrance speech Differences between business and academic chiefs How to dress when you startHow to dress once you are establishedHow to use your office as a theater of operationsHow to budget your timeGaining respectGaining loyaltyHow to treat close associatesHow to treat equalsHow to treat subordinatesTreating adversityHow to recruit and promote talentHow to let your associates goEntertainingHaving a new chiefRecruitingPromotion to the next step of chiefHow to survive away from the jobSaying GoodbyeEpilogue: Surviving and enjoying retirementReferencesLeaders interviewedIndex
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 6, 2002
- Language: English
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Alexander R. Margulis
Affiliations and expertise
Cornell University, New York, NY, U.S.A.Read Be in Charge: A Leadership Manual on ScienceDirect