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The Manager as Motivator
Michael Kroth
Book Code: C9018
ISBN: 0-275-99018-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99018-3
264 pages, 7 figures 11 tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2006
List Price: $34.95 (UK Sterling Price: £19.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: The Manager as ...
Reviews:
  • A comprehensive guide to motivational ideas aimed at non-charismatic managers who must make things happen.... contains many practical assessment and development tools you can use.
    —The Globe and Mail     January 23, 2008
  • Kroth helps managers better understand their role as employee motivators. Drawing upon insights gained from the fields of management and psychology, he explains why "charisma" is overrated and offers practical tips that anyone can use to create a work environment that encourages people to reach their full potential. In the final chapter, Kroth provides a capstone case study and takes readers through a series of exercises that will allow them to create individualized plans for further developing their skills as motivators.
    —Reference & Research Book News     May 2007
  • Endorsement From Hallie Preskill, Ph.D., Professor
    School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences
    Claremont Graduate University:     One part reflection, two parts inspiration, and three parts celebration--put it all together and you have a practical and highly useable guide to maximizing your management potential. This book should be on every manager's reading list, every year.
  • Endorsement From Anne Blouin, CAE
    Chief Learning & Community Officer
    ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership:     Michael Kroth tells us how even the most non-charismatic leader at any organizational level can be a powerful motivator. Filled with practical, easy-to-use strategies, this book is a great read and the kind of book you will dog ear, mark up, and really use to get the most out of the staff and volunteers in your organization.
  • Endorsement From Tim Hatcher
    Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
    Editor, Human Resource Development Quarterly:     Managers, executives or any leader interested in getting the best out of people on the job will benefit from the book's relaxed style and uncomplicated techniques. Managers who follow Kroth's suggestions are likely to find themselves surrounded by people who are energized and committed to the job and the organization.
  • Endorsement From Steve Buchholz,
    Author of Aftershock: Helping People Through Corporate Change:     A vitally important, eminently readable, and exceedingly practical book on motivation. A must read for the manager wishing to influence high performance.
  • Endorsement From Dr. Galen W. Miller, Executive Vice President,
    National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:     This book provides a roadmap for managers to lead and motivate team members. It is especially helpful as it provides both broad information on being an effective manager along with specific skill development opportunities. I particularly liked the Tools for "Non-Charismatic" Leaders as this is an area that is often overlooked as we look for best practices.
Description: A manager has more opportunity to directly motivate employees than does any other organizational influence. Conversely, research reveals that de-motivating managers are the primary reason employees voluntarily leave. Managers set the tone, translate organizational strategy into employee performance and developmental plans, provide the carrots and the sticks to achieve those plans, and in virtually every other way reinforce--for better or worse--the cultural attitudes of the organization. The Manager as Motivator explores the dynamics of motivation, especially in the context of today's complex and fluid work enivronments, where retention of top-performing employees is paramount. Integrating insights from management and psychology, the author covers such issues as the development of a free-agent workforce, with talent following supply and demand; the emergence of employees as the only true sustainable advantage; and the opportunities and challenges that managers face in their role as motivators, especially when they themselves are wrestling with limited resources and competing demands. Featuring diagnostic exercises, case examples, checklists, and other interactive elements, the book addresses common myths and misconceptions about motivation (such as the popular focus on "charismatic" leaders) and offers readers many practical tools for becoming more effective motivators--and measuring the positive results.
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